Médecins Sans Frontières - WEBCLIP_COVID-19

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF315338

Date taken / Date Recorded 20/04/2020 12:00 AM

Country Brazil

Commissioning section MSF-BRAZIL

Photographer / videographer / producer Paula Poleto

Copyright Paula Poleto/ImageMagica

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★★★ (C)

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Duration 2m0s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 138.13 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist Ana Leticia Nery
Medical coordinator of MSF activities in São Paulo

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We're doing what we call “mobile” activities in large spaces where homeless populations congregate.

With our presence here, our goal is to try to see and screen, to identify cases within the homeless population, whether they live in shelters or sleep on the street.

Half of São Paulo's homeless population does not sleep in shelters, they prefer to sleep on the street.

A patient in critical condition here
dies on the street if we don't identify him early on, since he will not be able to call an ambulance to be transported to the hospital.

Our idea in coming here frequently is to be able to reach these patients.

So, the goal is also to convey the message that “Look, if there is someone who is sick down the street and can't come, let us know.”

This way, we also try to reach those who are doing the worst, who are not going to make it, etc.

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MSF evaluates and screens homeless people in shelters in downtown São Paulo

Activities also include health promotion

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The ways to avoid transmission are limited for homeless people living on the street.

We must try to inform them that they should avoid gathering in groups and we also raise awareness about the risks of transmission to people who are at high risk.

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[VERITÉ - HEALTH PROMOTER]

- Tell me something, have you been coughing?

- Of course not. I'm glad I'm not.

- Ah, that's good.

- No.

- Fever?

- No.

- Alright!

So, this is how we can reach this population that traditionally does not have any access to health services, that will not be sleeping in the shelters, that is not seen by anyone, that is invisible and could be sick without any medical attention.

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MSF works in partnership with the city of São Paulo in order to take medical care to those that are most vulnerable.

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