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Low-cost mammograms for women in Cholul

MéridaBy PrintSunday, January 16, 2022 01:30Low-cost mammograms for women in CholulIn order to prioritize the prevention and strengthening of women's health through the practice of healthy lifestyles and attendance at groups vulnerable, the city council of Mérida will tour various police stations and neighborhoods with the Mobile Mammography Unit, the mayor, Renán Barrera Concha, reported yesterday. In a statement, the mayor explained that the disease prevention strategy is part of the public policies to keep healthy inhabitants of the municipality, in which not only medical services at affordable prices are included, but also healthy lifestyles, healthy eating and mental health care are promoted. Thus, he pointed out that the Mobile Mammography Unit will be the first quarter of the year at the Cholul police station, facilitating access to early prevention studies against breast cancer. “The objective of e bringing health services closer to all meridanas is to offer them comprehensive care, not only seeking the physical well-being of women, but also the psychological and nutritional, as well as the prevention and control of chronic diseases, such as diabetes”, Barrera Concha said. The mayor added that for this reason and as part of the municipal health strategy, the Mobile Mammography Unit has been carrying out, since the first days of January, low-cost studies at the Cholul police station, where it will remain until next month. March from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., carrying out eight to 10 studies daily. citizens”, he reiterated. In this regard, the Health subdirectorate of the Mérida City Council reported that to avoid crowds and continue with the protection protocols for Covid-19, the Its users must make an appointment at the mobile unit itself, which is located in front of the main park of the Cholul police station, on Calle 21 by 22. The municipal agency stressed that this study is very useful for early detection of breast cancer Therefore, it recommends that women in the age range between 40 and 69 years come to be examined. The study has a cost of $100 pesos. It is worth mentioning that at the end of last year women from the Molas police station and from the Ciudad Caucel and Juan Pablo II subdivisions were treated. The Mobile Mammography Unit will be placed in other police stations and different neighborhoods, as established in the schedule of visits. , to continue bringing health services closer to all the meridanas that need it.