With more than ten days of action to help the people of Rio Grande do Sul, devastated by the heavy rains that hit the region, the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) made several aircraft available to transport donations from all over Brazil to Rio Grande do Sul (RS), in an action of solidarity and resilience. Hundreds of tons of food, water, clothing and medicine are being distributed from the Canoas Air Base (BACO).
In order for the logistics of delivering donations to work efficiently and reach shelters and people who were affected by the floods, FAB is responsible for bringing, by air, all the donated material. And from BACO, considered a Distribution Center, the Civil Defense and the Unified Health System (SUS), through the Rio Grande do Sul Health Department, separate the donations. Medicines are the responsibility of the health agency and Civil Defense processes clothes, shoes and supplies.
According to the Commander of the Logistics Group at Canoas Air Base, Lieutenant-Colonel Aviator Fabio José de Souza Rocha Tavares, a logistical structure for reception and distribution was set up, both by air and land means, with concomitant takeoffs for the most affected areas and also with the delivery of donations to the population that goes to the Base. “We are ready, 24 hours a day, to serve the entire population in need, receiving and distributing all the material we receive. It is a t operation, acting by all means,” he said.
According to the Director of the Specialized Care Management Department of the Unified Health System (SUS), Lisiane Wasem Fagundes, there are several ways in which medicines are distributed. “We are constantly monitoring the hospitals, so that they inform us of their real difficulties and what they need. This way, we are able to separate the medicines that arrive at BACO, according to the needs of each hospital. There is a unit that needs more oxygen, another that needs more insulin. So, we separate, pack and ship, following what each healthcare institution needs,” she reports.
Operation Taquari 2
Operation Taquari 2 has already seen more than 66 thousand people rescued, with thousands of liters of drinking water delivered to hospitals, shelters and stranded people.
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