With the project Health Connection – Eyes on Covid, in partnership with Fiocruz and the Municipal Health Department, after 15 weeks of implementation, Maré reduced mortality in the territory by 86%, enabling the region, which had one of the worst rates in the city, to reach a mortality rate lower than the national average. Several combined actions were implemented, ranging from guidance for residents, safe isolation, distribution of meals to the most vulnerable families, delivery of personal protective equipment supplies, and support to health units.

 

This experience was responsible for a rich production of data and monitoring of the pandemic in Maré. With the systematization of this information, it was possible to propose, in 2021, a large mass vaccination campaign for Maré residents combined with the beginning of research on the vaccine, called Vacina Maré.

The action made it possible to anticipate the official vaccination schedule. In just four days, 36,000 people received the first dose. Two months later, a joint effort was carried out for the second dose, contributing decisively to a high percentage of Maré’s adult residents, 93.4%, being vaccinated with at least two doses.

Following this action, Vacina Maré research was developed and, over four years, was structured into different fronts, including studies on vaccine effectiveness, disease variants, post-Covid sequelae, and a vaccination survey with children and adolescents.

In 2022, with the creation of the Right to Health axis, the projects initiated during the pandemic, focused on health, food security, and research, were maintained. In addition, other themes, such as mental health and health promotion actions, began to be developed under the umbrella of the new axis, integrating with other already existing projects with intersections in the health area.

THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AXIS WORKS WITH A BROAD CONCEPT OF HEALTH, ENCOMPASSING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND NOT ONLY THE ABSENCE OF DISEASE AMONG RESIDENTS. IN THIS SENSE, THE PROJECTS AND ACTIONS DEVELOPED SEEK TO MAKE MARÉ A REFERENCE AMONG FAVELA AND PERIPHERAL TERRITORIES.

FACILITIES

RIGHT TO HEALTH WAREHOUSE
The Right to Health Warehouse was created from the consolidation of the work of Redes da Maré in the struggle for residents’ rights to public health and to live in a healthy and sustainable territory.

CAMPAIGNS AND PROJECTS
Right to health

DIGITAL HEALTH IN MARÉ

Digital Health in Maré is a pioneering SUS (Brazilian public health system) project that provides online consultations to residents of Maré, connecting them to professionals from the six Primary Health Care Units (UBS) in Maré and expanding access to public health care.
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Right to health

Vacina Maré

Unprecedented action of mass vaccination against covid-19 in the 15 favelas of Maré, in partnership with Fiocruz and the Municipal Health Department.
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Right to health

POP SUS Agent

The Training Program for Popular Health Educator Agents (AgPopSUS) is an initiative of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, anchored in the National Policy on Popular Education in Health (PNEPS-SUS), which aims to train community leaders to defend the Unified Health System (SUS).
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BOOKLET ON THE HEART: HEALTH OF THE BLACK POPULATION OF MARÉ

The project aims to produce proposals to promote access to information and tools on cardiovascular diseases in Maré.
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Rema Maré

The pioneering study shows that people in situations of violence are more vulnerable to mental suffering,The survey Building Barricades, led by the English organization People's Palace Projects and by Redes da Maré, was carried out between 2018 and 2020 and has as a consequence the 1st and 2nd...
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Right to health

Building the Barricades

The project Building the Barricades is an international research that investigates the impact of conflict and urban violence on the mental health and well-being of the 140,000 residents of Maré.
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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT NETWORK

Training and strengthening a network made up of professionals from seven health units in Maré to expand mental health practices.
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Conexão Saúde

The project was born from the 'Maré says NO to coronavirus' campaign, in 2020, offering residents of Maré and Manguinhos free testing, telemedicine and communication services in the territory.
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Maré says NO to Coronavirus

The campaign ‘Maré says NO to Coronavirus’ is an initiative of Redes da Maré, designed to take place on several fronts, during the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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Maré without hunger

Campaign to deliver 6,000 basic food baskets to families experiencing food insecurity in Maré. Eating is a right, not a privilege!
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Heroes Against Dengue

Heroes Against Dengue strengths actions against Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and Yellow Fever viral diseases, thereby reducing its incidence.
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