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The Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection has replaced the Local Health Authority for the East Zone Center. According to Order No. 155/2026, Dr. José Eduardo Tomás Cunha de Freitas was relieved of his duties at his own request for personal reasons.
Dr. Sara Carolina Rocha Pereira de Jesus Valente Perfeito, a General and Family Medicine physician at SESARAM, EPERAM, has been appointed to the position. Given the shortage of public health specialists in the region, the accumulation of functions was authorized to ensure full coverage of the population. The new appointment is effective from March 24, 2026, and extends until October 1, 2028.
The Regional Government of Madeira has approved the redistribution of budget charges for the renewal of the lease for the space housing the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital outpatient clinic.
Doctor Jose Eduardo Tomas Cunha de Freitas has been appointed General Coordinator of the Health Center Group of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The Regional Government has authorized the renewal of the lease for the property housing the Porto Moniz Health Center for another year.