Solution will be donated by members of UNICA for asepsis of public health facilities. Cooperation work involving the Union of the Sugarcane Industry (UNICA), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), the Ministry of Mines and Energy, the Ministry of Health, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) and the state health secretariats intend to make possible the donation, by the sugar-energy sector, of alcohol for the manufacture of gel and 70% alcohol solution for asepsis of public health establishments. Operational details are being outlined. Among them, the permission for the production of alcohol with these specifications by the plants, which is currently prohibited. “The sugar and energy sector wants to join forces with government agencies and the population to ensure that health professionals, patients and family members have the necessary resources to go through this process. difficult time, minimizing the risks of spread within health establishments “, explains the president of UNICA, Evandro Gussi. The objective is to contribute to the full supply of public health units, free of charge, in order to contain the spread of Covid-19. UNICA has a hundred associated production units present in five Brazilian states. According to an article published on the Valor website, the Chamber approved on March 17, in a symbolic vote, a decree that overturns, for 90 days, an ordinance of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) that restricted the sale of alcohol 70% . The product is an alternative to alcohol gel, an item used for hygiene and which is lacking in the market due to the coronavirus crisis. The product is an alternative to alcohol gel, an item used for hygiene and which is lacking in the market due to the coronavirus crisis. The text will now go on for analysis by the senators. The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) accepted, on Thursday (19), a request from the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA) for the production, donation and transport of hydrated alcohol 70º INPM. The objective of the measure is to contribute to the supply of public health units, free of charge, in order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Source: Jornal Cana / Valor Economico