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BRASILIA – Although several countries have already started immunization against COVID-19, OR Ministry of Health failed in the first attempt to buy syringes and needles for vaccination in Brazil. Of the 331 million units that the portfolio intends to buy, it was only able to offer 7.9 million in the electronic auction held on Tuesday 29. The figure corresponds to about 2.4% of the total number of units that the portfolio wanted to acquire.
Now, the Ministry of Health will have to hold a new event, still without a defined date. The purchase of syringes and needles is generally carried out by the states and municipalities. During pandemichowever, the ministry decided to centralize these inputs.
The forecast of the Minister of Health, Eduardo Pazuello, is to start vaccination against covid-19 in the country in February. Immunization of the Brazilian population, however, still depends on a vaccine to obtain approval from the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency (Anvisa). It is estimated that 108 million doses are applied in the first semester.
In addition to the vaccination against covid-19, the syringes and needles acquired by the Ministry of Health would be used for the immunization campaign against measles.
The Brazilian Association of the Industry of Medical, Dental, Hospital and Laboratory Articles and Equipment (Abimo) says that since July it alerted the ministry about the need to plan the purchase of vaccines.
The superintendent of the entity, Paulo Henrique Fracarro, says that the national industry could offer about half of the syringes that the folder is looking for if the minimum allowable offer were higher. He said that the production of these inputs is more expensive due to the exchange rate and inflation.
Despite the lack of offers, Fracarro says the ministry should not accept product offers without registering with Anvisa. “It is not because there was no offer from a Brazilian company to accept a product from abroad, without registration. He may be an opportunist at the moment. “Fracarro indicates that the purchase has to be planned, with installment delivery.
In the negotiation session on Tuesday, the ministry was looking for offers for different types of syringe and needle sets. Of the 4 items searched by the folder, 3 did not have valid proposals. In these cases, the prices offered may have exceeded the values established by the ministry or the companies did not present the necessary documentation. The fourth article had a valid offer only for a part of the offer.
In a note, the Ministry of Health affirms that “the auction for the purchase of syringes and needles took place within the legal process.” “The appeal phase is foreseen by Law 8.666. The federal government believes that it will sign the contracts in January,” says the folder.
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