Secretaria Estadual de Saúde de Pernambuco

The Agência Pernambucana de Vigilância Sanitária (Apevisa) is Pernambuco’s state agency for health surveillance and workers’ health. It provides information, guidance and administrative services to businesses and health professionals, helping them navigate sanitary requirements and related procedures. Businesses can access services covering food; medicines, health products, cosmetics and sanitation products; health services; and other services of interest to public health.

Available procedures include tracking applications, obtaining documents, changing establishment details or technical-responsible personnel, submitting architectural projects for review, applying for or cancelling sanitary licences, and responding to regulatory requirements. Professionals can use services such as professional registration, changes to their details, technical-responsibility updates and registration as a thalidomide prescriber. Apevisa also publishes legislation, news and technical guidance, including information on risk classifications and the handling of food products unsuitable for consumption.

Its website links users to public health resources, reporting and notification channels, patient-safety information, and tools for checking bottled-water fiscal seals and accredited prescription-form printers. Through these services, the agency supports sanitary oversight and public health across Pernambuco