President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva on Monday (7), providing political, legal and economic stability in the country, Brazil has all the conditions to attract new investments or new investment in the country. “The government only creates an opportunity,” he said at a statement at a new Danish pharmacist Nordisk expanded in Montes Claros in Minus Geries.
The Lula also cited social stability and ability attendance in the market and recalled that the Unified Health System (SU) was the largest client of the CE shadow sector.
“This gentleman (Lars Frugard Jurgensen, Novo Nordic’s CEO) is believed to have all these conditions for investing $ 6.4 billion. Moreover, this country is known as the most important health program in the world.
Ojepic manufacturer Novo Nordic’s expansion of the industrial plant’s industrial plant aims to increase the production efficiency of injection treatments for people with ES’s luncheon, diabetes and other acute chronic diseases. Investments will reach R $ 6.4 billion.
“This is the biggest individual investment of a CE Shadha in Brazil’s history,” said Lula.
The President also cited other measures of the company, such as the variation policies that guarantee jobs for women, blacks, disabled and LGBTia+.
In addition to the new asseptic production processes, warehouse and new quality control laboratory, the expansion project is aimed at significantly increasing the unit’s efficiency in Montes Claros with advanced technology. Construction work has already begun and must be completed by 2028.
The company is an important supplier of insulin and drugs for the treatment of hemophilia for SUS and currently produces 2.65 thousand direct and indirect jobs in the city. Another 600 new direct jobs should be created with expansion.
Novo Nordisk has production units in Denmark, United States, France, China and Belgium. Drugs are produced in these places and then delivered to patients around the world, serving more than 70 countries. This includes almost half the world insulin production. In Brazil, since 1990, the company has a production unit in Sao Paulo (SP) and Montes Claros.
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Influenza vaccine
President Lula and Vice President Zeraldo received the alkmin Flu vaccine dose at the event. The National Vaccine Campaign began on Monday (7).
The goal is to give immunity in 90% priority groups, including children aged 6 months to 6 years, elderly – elderly such as Lula and alcohol – and pregnant women. In 2024, the priority of the flu vaccine coverage in the priority audiences was 48.89% in the north and 55.19% in other areas.
According to the Ministry of Health, the immunizer distributed on the public network protects all three influenza viruses. According to the folder, the flu vaccine can prevent 60% and 70% of serious cases and death -related deaths.
