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The Regional Government has authorized the distribution of budgetary charges for the acquisition of volume expanders for SESARAM, in a four-year contract.
The Health Service of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM, EPERAM) will reinforce its stock of large-volume expanders, in a total investment of €3,833,627.29, plus VAT at a rate of 4%. The authorization was formalized through Ordinance no. 172/2026, published jointly by the Regional Secretariat for Health and Civil Protection and the Regional Secretariat for Finance.
The contract, which will have a duration of four years, presents the following breakdown of budgetary charges:
The expenditure is registered under funding source 319, economic classification D.02.01.11, of the SESARAM budget for 2026, with the charges for subsequent years being integrated into the respective annual budgets.
Medical prescriptions issued from July 1, exclusively for flu vaccines, are valid until December 31, 2026.
Maria Anália Aguiar Teixeira, a nurse at SESARAM, has been granted scholarship status to pursue a master's degree in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing until March 2027.
Ordinance No. 312/2026 redefines the payment calendar for the operational rental contract of light passenger vehicles for the regional health service.