In a public hearing at the Legislative Assembly this week, Secretary of State for Health of Paraná (SESA), Michele Caputo Neto, said the state will defend the adoption by Congress of popular initiative project that envisages the allocation of the least 10% of the Union's revenue for public health.

The secretary noted that the regulatory amendment established that 29 states have to invest 12% and municipalities 15% health. However, not determined any minimum percentage of investment for the federal government. He said the intention is to deliver the project of popular initiative with more than a million signatures to Congress in March of next year. Hopefully this time lawmakers are sensitive, said.

Last Saturday (20), the Secretary participated in the launch of Paraná Health +10 Mobilising the Commercial Association of Maringa (Acim). The objective of mobilization in Paraná is collecting signatures in 399 municipalities of the state in order to characterize how popular initiative amendment Bill that ensures full and effective transfer of 10% of gross current receipts of the Union for the Brazilian public health.

The Bill is an initiative of the National Movement in Defense of Public Health, led by the National Front for More Resources for Health The National Front is composed of more than 40 institutions.

For the Bill is implemented should be collected 1.5 million signatures, equivalent to one percent of the national electorate, distributed in at least five states.

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To participate in the mobilization, the citizen must fill out the form. The signatures must be submitted to the Municipal Department of Health lists are forwarded to the state Department of Health through the 22 Regional. The State Board of Health, the Department of Health and COSEMS / PR will forward the lists to Conass in Brasilia, to be added to other lists in the country.

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