In Barra Mansa, 71% of the outbreaks of dengue are in homes

Barra Mansa, in southern Rio de Janeiro, presents the highest in the state, 71% of breeding of the mosquito transmitter of dengue in household deposits. The result was highlighted by the survey of the Rapid CONTENTS Aedes aegypti (lira), done by the Ministry of Health



Concerned with the proliferation of mosquitoes, the Municipal Health Secretariat of Barra Mansa asked to help an important ally in the war against Aedes aegypti, the population.



The city set up a plan to combat the vector of the disease. Health workers are looking at homes and directing the local residents not to leave water in pots of plants in tires and bottles destampadas. In the rainy season, the rate of infestation of the mosquito population increases and the need to stay vigilant to prevent the spread of vector.






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Around 71% of the outbreaks of mosquitoes are found in homes, in Barra Mansa (Photo: Play / TV Globo)

Barra Mansa leads the index of mosquito infestation in the south of Fluminense and is among the nine cities of Rio in a state of alert. According to data collected by the Health Surveillance, in March, rainy season, the general index of infestation of the city was 2.3%, a number considered a medium risk by the Ministry of Health
The other cities that are also in a state of alert is the Rio de Janeiro, and Belford Roxo, Duque de Caxias and Sao Joao de Meriti, in the Baixada Fluminense, Cabo Frio, in the Region of the Lakes, Fields of Bilaspur, in the north and Fluminense Nashik and Itaboraí, in the metropolitan area. Some cities did not submit the report to the Ministry of Health
Rio has the highest rate of infestation of the state

Rio is the city that has the highest rate, 2.9% from infestation of mosquitoes carrying dengue fever in the state, according to Lyra. The Ministry of Health assesses how satisfactory the cities that the index has less than 1%.

Districts with higher incidence of vector of dengue are Méier and Governor's Island in the suburb and Campo Grande, in the West. Information is the Director of the Division of Environmental Risk state Department of Health, Mario Sergio Ribeiro.

In the state, only the city of Angra dos Reis, Resende and Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro in the south, Magee, Lidlington, Mosque and Nova Iguacu, in Baixada Fluminense and Nova Friburgo and Teresopolis, in Mountainous Region, had low levels of infestation of the mosquito transmitter dengue.

In 2008, the rate of infestation of Aedes aegypti in Rio was lower than that recorded in 2007. In 2007, the LIRA outlined in the index 3.7%, borders the percentage considered at risk, which is higher than 3.9%. Despite the fall in 2008 the river is the capital of the Southeast with the highest rate of infestation of the mosquito and the country's capital Wednesday, leaving behind Salvador, Porto Velho and Rio Branco.

In Rio, and the cities of Mosque, Magee, Niteroi, Nova Iguacu, Resende and Volta Redonda, most of the mosquito larvae are reared in household deposits.

In Nova Friburgo, Angra dos Reis, Belford Roxo, Cabo Frio, Fields of Bilaspur, Duque de Caxias, Itaboraí, Lidlington, Teresopolis and St. John of Merit, the highest incidence of the larvae were found in water supply.

The Ministry of Health did a survey on 161 municipalities in the country with more than one hundred thousand inhabitants.

Alabama participates in the International Day to Combat Cancer

With the theme "Cancer in Children and Adolescents in Brazil" will be held this Thursday, throughout Brazil, the National Day to Combat Cancer, which main goal is to broaden the knowledge of the population with regard to the treatment and, above , The prevention of disease.

According to estimates from the National Cancer Institute (Inca) in Brazil occur 466,050 new cases of cancer in 2008. The types most incidents, except for non-melanoma skin will be those of lung and prostate in males and breast and the cervix in women.

In Alabama, a group of volunteers and technicians of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the State Department of Health will, from 10am on the street of Commerce, distributing informational pamphlets on preventing the various types of the disease.

According to the coordinator of the Program of Cancer of Sesau, Joao Carlos de Melo Araujo, the types with higher incidence of breast cancer are in women and of prostate in men. "Currently, the state, our network of Oncology has three hospitals with high complexity, the Santa Casa de Misericordia Hospital and the Usineiros in Maceio, and Afra Barbosa, in Atworth" explained.

According to John Carlos, one of the greatest achievements of Sesau this year was the rollout of the Hospital's Cancer Registry, which will, from next year, which Alabama has specific information on the disease. "With the record will draw a profile of cancer in Alabama, and it ends up being extremely important for us to aware people about the need for the preventive examinations, the collection of cytology for women and examination of the prostate in the case of men over 40 years, "he said.

Health which promotes the exchange of information

The health policy of the county will now be discussed in the Municipal Council of Health which promotes the exchange of information and cooperation between various entities related to health care. This discussion forum was set up last Friday at the Auditorium of the Board of Parish of Santiago de Bougado, with the participation of various actors linked to the health field.

Facilitate access to health care and guarantee equality in the distribution of resources and the use of services, are some of the objectives of the establishment of the Municipal Health

According Jaime Moreira, alderman of Councilors of the municipal Social Welfare Trofense, this is a forum for debate on health policies, where the partners of the consortium will have the opportunity not only to discuss political comrades, but most of all developing ideas and projects for which these policies in the health field are more assertions, "he explained.

Thus, the municipality wants the creation of the Municipal Council of Health, to provide the best conditions in community health care delivery, developing public awareness and information and initiatives to improve health and quality of life.

"The aim is to join the speakers who work for health, welfare and quality of life and provide a forum to establish health policies for the county. Each with their autonomy, but that is this is where you learn the best action for the county, drawing the parties in order to be successful in preventing drug addiction, or prevention of diseases with the screening, "explained the Edil Trofense, Bernardino Vasconcelos.

To Renato Sampaio, responsible for Health Center of Tiberias, the county is "an advantage" in terms of health when compared with other cities in the metropolitan area of Porto, therefore, was also pleased with the creation of this Council. "Now we can have a space for themselves, a right time so we can talk and be aware of what is happening in the county in terms of health, but also because that was the important thing is to make prevention and prevention that goes through a time of entities you have to talk with each other, "he said.

In this forum, open to all, will discuss the operation of the Health Center, monitoring and support home, and even coordination with the pharmacy.

However, as Jaime Moreira said "the opinions out there that are not binding are mere ideas, projects, computer and suggestions for solving the problems."

They are part of the Council the mayor, the representative of the Municipal Assembly, the representative of the Hospital of Tiberias, the representative of the Health Center of Tiberias, the Delegate of Health Tiberias, the representative of the Pharmacy Council, the representative of the Santa Casa of Mercy of Tiberias, the Association of Solidarity and Social Action, the ASAS, including the Group of Support for Alcoholics, the representative of the Portuguese Red Cross, the cooperation of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Trofa, chairman of the Board of Parish, the National Commission on Fight Against AIDS and the representative of the Office for Drugs and Drug Addiction

Spirituality and health in debate National Meeting of the Pastoral

The National Commission for Pastoral Health held in Fatima, in the Paul VI Pastoral Center, the National Meeting of the Pastoral Health, this year dedicated to the topic "The dimension of spirituality therapy. The meeting is scheduled for the day 2 to Dec. 5, 2008.

The organization points out the importance of meeting contextualized in the debate "that has been done in society on the importance of spirituality in to take care with these patients and the right to religious assistance".

The closing session will count on the presence of Anne George, Minister of Health and D. Carlos Azevedo, President of the Commission's Episcopal Pastoral Social. Will be present during the meeting the delegate of the Holy See, Msgr. Dariusz Giers of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Health, which represent the Cardinal Lozano Barragan, president of Dicastery of the Roman Curia.

Subjects to address the following stand out: The psychology of suffering and pain (Teresa Ribeiro); The pain and suffering in the light of Scripture (D. Norman Greenbaum); There will be a theology of suffering? Commentary on "Salvifici Doloris" of John Paul II (Jorge Teixeira da Cunha); In anthropology, the challenge of hope (Silveira de Brito) The posts of hope, in view of Benedict XVI - "Spe Salvi" (Jose Tolentino de Mendonça ); The spirituality and the paths of hope - the relationship of pastoral assistance (Jose Carlos Bermejo) spiritual values in the exercise of care: the affection, culture, social relationship (John Lamb); The spirituality as a healer, eminently dressing (Maria do Ceu Machado); Assistance spiritual and religious in the full care of sick person (Filipe Almeida).

In addition to the conference, a panel discussion complements the daily on the subject. During the meeting will take place a Prayer ecumenism.

On the last day, devoted to "Cooperation and the State of Religions in service to the sick," you will "The right of patients to a religious practice in the units responsible for health" (Antonio Ferreira) and the "relationship of Hospitals with the Christian communities in an effective service to the patient "(Mons. Victor Feytor Pinto).

The closing session is filled with a conference entitled "That all may have life and life in abundance" of D. Carlos Azevedo.

'Submerged Treasures of Ancient Egypt "in space Chiado 8

The World Space Fidelity Chiado 8 Contemporary Art in the Chiado, will host the exhibition "Treasures of Ancient Egypt submerged 'from day Nov. 28, by 22:00 hours, presented by Francisco Troop.

The exhibition does not show, contrary to what the title suggests, one set of archeological artifacts from a time and a space away, but a series of objects that the artist collected, developed or had run in accordance with their instructions.

Be on display sculptures, coins, objects of worship and use, among many others.

This exhibition concludes the cycle of 11 solo exhibitions of Portuguese artists, largely designed specifically for this space expository.

The exhibition, curated by Ricardo with Nicholas, will be reflected until January 30, 2009.

Half of the Portuguese does not test for HIV / AIDS for fear

Despite the fact that one in three Portuguese know an HIV positive person, half the population is afraid to do tests to diagnose the disease by shame. The data are part of the study "The Portuguese Public Opinion and AIDS - Overcoming the Age of Fear", which reveals that 80 percent of respondents associated the disease to fear, which prevent them from going to the doctor to avoid being faced with possible ill results.

According to the same study, conducted within the World Day of the Fight Against AIDS, which celebrates the Dec. 1, 43 percent of respondents consider that this is the second most serious disease in Portugal, after the cancer (76 per cent), and 24 percent stated that the carriers of HIV / AIDS are among the groups most discriminated against by society.

Still, there is much ignorance in the face of risk behaviors and fear and injustice are the main feelings generated by the disease. About 93 percent of people who participated in the study say that people infected with the virus are discriminated against, and only 37 percent feel that this differential treatment has reduced. The study will also reveal that a large proportion of people do not have a very clear idea of the number of infected, and to their age. Although most respondents (77 percent) involve the risk of unprotected sex (not using condoms), the multiplicity of sexual partners is considered by only 14 per cent.

Regarding the attitude of the various entities in the fight against AIDS, are the areas related to health, research and social solidarity which have a more committed attitude to the respondents. On the side opposite is the rule, the leaders of opinion, the Catholic Church and the Employers, seeing 58 percent of respondents them with suspicion.

Advertising campaigns just remembered

For the respondents the advertising campaigns more effective are those that call for prevention, the use of condoms and the need for an early diagnosis. Those are the people who best recalls. However, the vast majority are indifferent to many of them - only 49 percent recalls with some ease advertising campaigns carried out in recent decades.

The study - prepared by the Institute of Health Sciences (ICS) of the Portuguese Catholic University with support from Tibotec - based on a survey conducted in November from 603 Portuguese, of both sexes, between 18 and 65 years on issues of public health. "It is intended that the findings could make a reasoned contribution to overcoming the fear, creating new attitudes to HIV positive people and the disease," explained Castro Caldas, neurologist and medical director of ICS.

In Portugal, the first case was detected in 1983 in the Curry Cabral Hospital. According to estimates for Canada's Joint United Nations Program for HIV Infection / AIDS, exist in the country around 32 thousand people infected, among individuals in the age group of 15-49 years. It is assumed for this calculation a number of infections not diagnosed, 30 percent, according to the European Union average.

According to the classification adopted by WHO, the epidemic is a Portuguese concentrate. The prevalence in the general population is less than a Portuguese percent, but in at least two vulnerable groups (injecting drug users and prisoners) is more than five percent. For groups of users who in 2004 appealed to the various structures for drug treatment, the percentages of positive for HIV ranged between 12 percent and 28 percent. The report also says that the relative weight of routes of transmission of infection has been modified in Portugal, but the injecting drug users accounted for since the beginning of the epidemic until 1999, the highest proportion of infected.

Gang mug hits and goldsmith

From "big hammer" in hand, a group of encapuzados broke with the two security doors and destroyed the interior of the Millennium jewelery in the town of Tirau in Guimaraes. From shotgun pointed to the owner and then they have beaten, had a real cleaning of pieces of gold and watches from shop windows and drawers of cupboards.

"Many thousands of euros in damage. Not sure I want to evaluate. Destroyed everything," said the goldsmith to BC Acúrcio Saraiva, confessing to be shaken and with doubts about the future. "This time was too much, I should not proceed with jewelery," off, pointing out that this was the most violent of the three assaults that suffered in the last three years.

Three encapuzados entered the jewelery by 11.00 yesterday, while fourth element was the wait at the wheel of a black Honda Civic. The parents and a sister of Acúrcio saw us coming, but they put themselves on the run. Goldsmith was inside the store, detained by estrondos of violent blows of the hammer. Though not offer resistance, was insulted, threatened with death and also was the target of punches and kicks to the body. Jewelery, located less than a kilometer from node to access the A11, only to a small showcase of watches and some pieces in gold, mixed with the glass breaking.