Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Brazil
Federal University of Ouro Preto sets up health care network for people with disabilities
Brazil's Federal University of Ouro Preto has set up a reference network for the health care of people with disabilities, covering both the city's residents and its academic community.
Why it matters: People with disabilities in Ouro Preto and in UFOP's academic community are the intended beneficiaries of the new health care reference network.
According to Andifes, the association of Brazil's federal university rectors, the Federal University of Ouro Preto (UFOP) has established a Reference Network for the Health Care of People with Disabilities.
Andifes reported that the network is aimed at people with disabilities both in the Ouro Preto community and in the university's academic community.
The initiative is being carried out jointly with Brazil's Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship (MDHC), the Gorceix Foundation, UFOP's Pro-Rectorate of Extension and Culture (Proex) and the Ouro Preto municipal government, among others, Andifes said.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
People with disabilities in Ouro Preto and within UFOP's academic community are the intended users of the network, which the university has established jointly with a federal ministry, a foundation, its own extension office and the city government.
