Petrobras donates 1 million reais to restore at least 100 respirators. Senai provides support to 39 maintenance centers distributed in 20 states and the Federal District
In the effort to combat the new coronavirus, Petrobras is supporting SENAI and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in the work to recover mechanical ventilators throughout Brazil. Attempted theft in Petrobras oil pipeline caused fuel leakage and major environmental damage in Paraná
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One of the great challenges of helping society to face this problem is the limited availability of lung ventilators for the treatment of critically ill patients.
With the donation in the order of 1 million reais, Petrobras expects to enable the restoration of at least 100 pieces of equipment.
The investment made by Petrobras will support 39 ventilator maintenance centers coordinated by SENAI, distributed in 20 states and the Federal District, dedicated to restoring equipment and helping to treat patients infected with the new coronavirus.
The benefited centers will receive the damaged devices sent by public hospitals throughout Brazil.
“Ventilators are essential to save people's lives, but the great impasse we are experiencing is their shortage in the market. We saw that maintaining damaged equipment could help minimize this problem. We did extensive research work to arrive at this initiative led by SENAI, which has become a reference throughout the country. It is a true solidarity task force that is already yielding good results, and will only tend to expand from now on”, said the leader of the initiative at Petrobras, Luiz Augusto de Andrade.
Volunteer Network
This effort to recover mechanical ventilators is part of a wide network called “Initiative + Maintenance of Respirators” led by SENAI and CNI, which includes numerous volunteer companies from all over the country with the most diverse profiles.
And the initiative has already accumulated significant results: since it began operating, in March it has already returned more than 500 repaired respirators to health institutions across the country.
In addition to Petrobras, the voluntary network is formed by the National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI), ArcelorMittal, BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automóveis (FCA), Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai Motor Brasil, Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas (IPT) and POLI-USP, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, Moto Honda, Renault, Scania, Toyota, Troller, Usiminas, Vale, Volkswagen do Brasil and Volvo do Brasil. The + Respirator Maintenance Initiative still has support from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Economy, the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) and ABEClin.
Researcher Luiz Augusto de Andrade, leader of the initiative at Petrobras, talks about the partnership. Check it out in video and audio by clicking here.
