Meanwhile, in the state of Pará, we continued our work in Portel, a hard-to-reach Amazonian town. There, MSF promoted the creation of a multidisciplinary network to optimize the flow of care for victims and survivors of sexual violence through actions such as community engagement and training of professionals from different fields. We also support local authorities to offer general health care in the area, including for riverside communities.
In addition to these activities, we launched an emergency response to help people affected by heavy rainfall and flooding in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul in 2024. We provided basic health care, as well as mental health and psychosocial support, in a shelter in Canoas, one of the worst-hit towns.
MSF also worked with Rio Grande do Sul authorities in five other cities to design a mental health and psychosocial support response comprising three main elements: community support, training of local professionals, and the development of emergency protocols.
