"Brazil's government plans to assign the first Brazilian and foreign doctors who will join the new program for posting such professionals to municipalities in the interior and at the periphery of large cities, as soon as September.
An announcement will be made today aimed at doctors of all nationalities. Priority will be given to those trained in Brazil. Following them, Brazilians trained abroad will be called. The last will be foreigners.
The program was launched yesterday by President Dilma Rousseff. She said the goal is "to accelerate solutions" and "seek new paths."
The president argued that "you can not force a doctor who lives in the capital to go to the countryside." "But we honestly have to admit that something must be done so that all Brazilians have the right to a doctor."
The government will pay doctors a monthly stipend of R$10,000, and assistance in a single payment of R$10,000 to R$30,000 (US$ 4,400 to US$ 13,200), depending on the destination.
Priority will be given to the capitals, metropolitan areas with areas of vulnerability".
Source Folha de Sao Paulo
