The Guidance Centers for Urgent Patients (CODU) experienced difficulties in communications, which forced the activation of contingency plans, a source from the National Institute of Medical Emergencies (INEM) told Lusa this Monday. “There was a problem with the CODU that is being solved at the moment, but the contingency plans are underway”, said the same … Read more
Leiliane Lopes – 12/03/2022 22h42 | updated on 12/03/2022 22:43 Anitta from the concert on the stage of Garota Vip Photo: Vitor Pereira / AgNews This Saturday (3), singer Anitta revealed to the press that she was diagnosed with the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) that can cause multiple sclerosis. The statement was made during the documentary … Read more
Not all measures contained in this 2022-2023 winter seasonal response plan are new. The Secretary of State for Health Promotion, Margarida Tavares, referred to the DN after the plan was announced. “There are measures that have already been used in previous years”, but what is intended now is for them to be more effective. Or … Read more
JN / Agencies Yesterday at 23:01 Thousands of people demonstrated this Sunday in the streets of Madrid in defense of the public health service and against the “destruction” of primary care that they claim the regional government of Isabel Díaz Ayuso is promoting. “Madrid stands up for its public health. Against the destruction of primary … Read more
The Minister of Health, Manuel Pizarro, stressed this Friday the Government’s commitment to “caring and generalizing” primary health care, arguing that the path must go through better organization, more professionals and better conditions. The objective is to ensure that “every Portuguese person has the right to a family health team”.The minister admitted that it is … Read more
posted on 09/24/2022 17:01 The Ministry of Health said it had registered seven new Central Public Health Laboratories (Lacens) to carry out diagnostic tests for monkeypox, also known as monkeypox. “From now on, Bahia, Goiás, Santa Catariana, Ceará, Pernambuco, Paraná and Espírito Santo will also have the capacity to analyze the samples. With this, the … Read more
The inspection of social organizations that manage public health in São Paulo has records of failures, weaknesses and lack of procedures by the Municipal Health Department. The notes are in reports from the TCM (Court of Accounts of the Municipality) that had excerpts included in an order signed by prosecutor Arthur Pinto Filho, from the … Read more
The Minister of Health, Marta Temido, began meetings with trade unions and the Order of Doctors in the early afternoon, following the closure of the Gynecology and Obstetrics emergencies in some hospitals in the Lisbon region. During the morning, the Minister of Health met as clinical directors of several hospitals in the Lisbon region, a … Read more
The fight against child malnutrition in developing countries is the main objective of the “Morfood” project, an ongoing investigation at the University of Coimbra (UC), which also brings together researchers from the University of Porto and the Agostinho Neto University (in Angola) . The work further explores the potential of a plant, the moringa oleifera, … Read more
More doctors but less in hospitals In 2020, there were 5.6 doctors in Portugal per 100 thousand inhabitants, 0.2 more per 1000 inhabitants than in 2019. An increasing trend that has been observed since 2004. Data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) released yesterday, within the scope of World Health Day, reveal that, in 2020, … Read more