Editing Fortaleza (section)

==Health==

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The health indexes of the Fortaleza population are better than the Brazilian average. According to data from 2010, the infant mortality rate up to one year old was 15.8 per 1000 live births in Fortaleza, against a Brazilian average of 16.7.<ref name="PNUD 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/2013/pt/perfil_m/fortaleza_ce#idh|title=Perfil do município de Fortaleza no Atlas do IDH 2013|date=2010|author=Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano do Brasil 2013|publisher=Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD)|access-date=30 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034642/http://www.atlasbrasil.org.br/2013/pt/perfil_m/fortaleza_ce#idh|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2013, 90.6% of children under one year of age had their immunization records up to date. In 2012, 37,577 live births were registered, and the infant mortality rate up to five years of age was 13.2 per 1000. Of the total number of children under two years old weighed by the [[Programa Saúde da Família|Family Health Program]] in 2013, 0.8% were malnourished.<ref name="ODM">{{cite web|url=http://www.relatoriosdinamicos.com.br/portalodm/perfil/BRA002023059/fortaleza---ce|title=Fortaleza - CE|publisher=Acompanhamento Brasileiro dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento do Milênio|access-date=23 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808033221/http://www.relatoriosdinamicos.com.br/portalodm/perfil/BRA002023059/fortaleza---ce|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2009, Fortaleza had a total of 35 general hospitals, of which 11 were public, 21 were private, two were [[philanthropic]], and one was a trade union. The Doctor José Frota Institute is the largest hospital administered by the Municipal Government, and the General Hospital of Fortaleza is the largest hospital administered by the State Government.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} In addition, it had 54 specialized hospitals and eight polyclinics. The total number of physicians working in the health network of the municipality was 13,604, approximately 5.4 per thousand inhabitants.<ref name="DataSUS_Saúde">{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.datasus.gov.br/caderno/geral/ce/CE_Fortaleza_Geral.xls |title=Caderno de Informações de Saúde - Informações Gerais |author=DATASUS |date=10 April 2010 |access-date=25 February 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>  Fortaleza has 117 units of health posts, three {{ill|Unidade de pronto atendimento|lt=UPAs|pt}} administered by the municipality and six administered by the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/sms/upas|title=UPAs|publisher=Secretaria Municipal da Saúde|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208082829/http://www.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/sms/upas|archive-date=February 8, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saude.ce.gov.br/index.php/onde-ficam-os-novos-ceos-policlinicas-upas-e-hospitais|title=Onde ficam os novos CEOs, policlínicas, UPAs e hospitais|date=15 July 2013|publisher=Secretaria da Saúde do Estado|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808035125/http://www.saude.ce.gov.br/index.php/onde-ficam-os-novos-ceos-policlinicas-upas-e-hospitais|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The first hospital built in Fortaleza was the [[Santa Casa de Misericórdia]], founded in 1861.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/cidade/santa-casa-de-misericordia-de-fortaleza-comemora-150-anos-1.56735|title=Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Fortaleza comemora 150 anos|date=20 February 2011|publisher=Diário do Nordeste|access-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808035523/http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/cidade/santa-casa-de-misericordia-de-fortaleza-comemora-150-anos-1.56735|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Among the most important public health institutions in the city, the most important is the Dr. José Frota Institute, the largest hospital administered by the Municipal Government, and the General Hospital of Fortaleza, the largest hospital administered by the State Government. Among the private institutions, the largest are the Unimed Fortaleza Regional Hospital, Antônio Prudente Hospital, Monte Klinikum Hospital and São Mateus Hospital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anuariodefortaleza.com.br/saude/os-maiores-hospitais-privados.php|title=Os Maiores Hospitais Privados|publisher=Anuário de Fortaleza 2012-2013 (Fundação Demócrito Rocha)|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808035348/http://www.anuariodefortaleza.com.br/saude/os-maiores-hospitais-privados.php|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

One of the most important basic health programs in Fortaleza is the [[Programa Saúde da Família|Family Health Program]], within which the city is in third place in the country in extension of coverage, with hundreds of teams distributed in dozens of care units.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/cidade/online/fortaleza-e-a-3-capital-do-brasil-com-maior-cobertura-do-programa-saude-da-familia-1.886588|title=Fortaleza é a 3ª capital do Brasil com maior cobertura do Programa Saúde da Família|date=25 July 2012|publisher=Diário do Nordeste|access-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808073036/http://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/cadernos/cidade/online/fortaleza-e-a-3-capital-do-brasil-com-maior-cobertura-do-programa-saude-da-familia-1.886588|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Emergency Mobile Care Service (SAMU) is the municipality's health care service, which serves an average of 200 daily occurrences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.samu.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/index.php/o-samu-192-fortaleza/como-acionar-o-samu|title=SAMU 192 -Fortaleza|publisher=Secretaria Municipal de Saúde|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808034059/http://www.samu.fortaleza.ce.gov.br/index.php/o-samu-192-fortaleza/como-acionar-o-samu|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

The University Hospital Walter Cantídio is the largest liver transplantation facility in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvdiario.verdesmares.com.br/noticias/ciencia-e-saude/huwc-e-o-maior-centro-de-transplantes-de-figado-da-america-latina-1.1231361|title=HUWC é o maior centro de transplantes de fígado da América Latina|date=27 February 2015|publisher=Verdes Mares|website=[[TV Diário]]|language=pt|access-date=8 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808040806/http://tvdiario.verdesmares.com.br/noticias/ciencia-e-saude/huwc-e-o-maior-centro-de-transplantes-de-figado-da-america-latina-1.1231361|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Faculty of Medicine of the UFC is the 13th best medical school in Brazil, 2nd best medical school in the North and Northeast regions and the best medical school in Ceará. UFC's medical degree is still one of the most popular in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://educacao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,medicina-na-federal-do-ceara-e-o-curso-mais-concorrido-do-sisu,981929 |title= Medicina na Federal do Ceará é o curso mais concorrido do Sisu |date= 8 January 2013 |work= Estadão |access-date= 24 April 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170808040033/http://educacao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,medicina-na-federal-do-ceara-e-o-curso-mais-concorrido-do-sisu,981929 |archive-date= August 8, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref>