Fuad Noman, 77, has been in the ICU since January 3; it is the 4th hospitalization since November 2024
The mayor of Belo Horizonte (MG), (PSD), 77 years old, showed gradual clinical improvement with the withdrawal of medications necessary to maintain blood pressure, according to the medical bulletin from Mater Dei Hospital released this Monday (13.Jan.2024 ).
Fuad, however, remains hospitalized in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit). He has been in intensive care since January 3 due to acute respiratory failure.
According to the hospital, the mayor continues to undergo motor and respiratory physiotherapeutic rehabilitation, with improvement in some of his voluntary movements.
Health problems have accompanied Fuad Noman since the middle of last year. In July, he revealed that he had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a type of cancer that originates in the cells of the lymphatic system. Even undergoing treatment to combat the disease, he stated from the outset that he would maintain his candidacy for re-election.
In October, Fuad stated that he had completed the treatment and that the cancer had been in complete remission. The new hospitalization, however, is the 4th recorded since November. The previous 3 were caused, respectively, by pain in the legs, pneumonia and diarrhea and dehydration.
He was vice-mayor elected in 2020 and took over management of the capital of Minas Gerais in March 2022 after the resignation of the then mayor, who decided at the time to run for state government. Last year, Fuad was re-elected after winning the state deputy and candidate (PL) in the 2nd round. He obtained 53.73% of the valid votes.
His inauguration as re-elected mayor took place virtually on January 1st, due to medical recommendations. In his video appearance, he spoke with difficulty.
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