Health. A continuous investment of which Mogi is proud.Public and private investments in the sector ensure high-quality care for the city’s citizens. The city has presented significant improvements in indexes such as child mortality, with a 45% reduction over five years.
Healthcare structure
• 210 medical and dental clinics
• 2 city-managed units specializing in holistic care for women: Pró-Mulher [Pro-Woman]
• 28 Healthcare units, including the Family Health Program health centers
• 3 round-the-clock Health Centers
• Call a Doctor: scheduling of appointments by phone, eliminating the lines at health centers
• Municipal Laboratory of Clinical Analyses
• Large fleet of ambulances and vehicles used by the Sanitary Vigilance service and to fight zoonoses;
• 2 public, 1 philanthropic and 4 private hospitals
Basic Sanitation
Mogi das Cruzes is one of the few cities in the State to maintain its own autarchy, responsible for collecting, treating and distributing water, as well as collecting sewage. This refers to the Municipal Water and Sewage Service, which has invested greatly in improving the services it offers to the population. A great example is the treatment of sewage. Until the year 2000, less than 1% of the city’s collected sewage received treatment. By September 2006, this percentage had risen to 45%. But this is still not enough. The City Hall is implementing large public works which will improve these numbers even further. The established goal is to surpass the 90% mark by 2008. These works will also improve water supply to the city, which already reaches 98% of the urban population.
