Rio Inaugurates Super Health Center, Begins Ozempic Pilot in Public System

Overview

• Mayor Eduardo Paes administered the first dose during the Campo Grande opening, marking the drug’s first use in the city’s public network.
• Patients must be registered in a Family Clinic, complete at least six months of supervised lifestyle care, and meet criteria such as BMI of 40 or higher with diabetes or high cardiovascular risk.
• During the validation phase, pens are not taken home, dosing occurs at the Super Center or clinic pharmacies, and the city is using roughly 300 doses a month before pursuing larger purchases after patent expiration.
• City officials project expansion to about 10,000 patients within three months, while costs and long‑term procurement details have not been disclosed.
• The new complex consolidates specialty services such as fibromyalgia care, ophthalmology, autism support and rehabilitation, with a hemodialysis center planned, and access routed through Sisreg referrals.