Pará prepares public health network to serve COP30 participants

The Pará State Government has announced a strategic health plan to ensure efficient and safe medical care during COP30, which will be held in Belém in November 2025. The initiative involves mobilizing the state, municipal, and private hospital networks , focusing on both conference attendees and the local population .

According to the State Secretariat of Public Health ( Sespa ), the main state hospitals are already part of the planning, including:

• Metropolitan Emergency and Urgency Hospital
• Ophir Loyola Hospital
• Abelardo Santos Hospital
• Jean Bitar Hospital
• Gaspar Vianna Clinical Hospital

Each unit will have defined functions for emergencies during the event.

The structuring includes:

• Specific protocols for fast and qualified service
• Training of medical and technical teams
• Reinforcement of stocks of strategic inputs
• Expansion of the ambulance fleet
• Integration with SAMU 192 and emergency care units in the metropolitan region

Assistance to international delegations

Heads of State and members of foreign delegations will be treated in private reference units , such as Hospital Porto Dias and Hospital Adventista de Belém — both with experience in caring for international patients, offering confidentiality, comfort and high complexity care .

Integrated network and differentiated flows

In addition to the state network, the plan includes coordination with the municipality of Belém , ensuring that increased demand does not affect regular services to the population. The strategy includes:

• Differentiated flows for patients linked to COP30
• Dedicated on-call teams for event-related emergencies

Preparations follow World Health Organization (WHO) protocols and international health safety standards . According to Sespa, the goal is to provide comprehensive, agile, and efficient care , demonstrating the state’s ability to host a global-scale event.

More than 60,000 participants expected

With an expected attendance of more than 60,000 people , including authorities, civil society representatives, journalists and observers, the government ensures that the integration between state, municipal and private hospitals will guarantee:

• Broad coverage
• Rapid emergency response
• Maintaining quality of care

“The challenge is to ensure that COP30 takes place with complete safety for visitors and residents, demonstrating that Pará is prepared to host a global-scale event ,” Sespa highlighted in a statement.

With information from the Pará Agency.