He was born in the Azores in August 1943 and studied Medicine at Coimbra during a time of political ferment. Founder of one of Portugal's largest clinical analysis laboratories, the former head of the Portuguese Medical Association is preparing his memoirs. Looking back, he acknowledges he was a pioneer and says: “Ana Paula Martins was singled out as the scapegoat for all the mistakes that Health has long accumulated. She is more a victim than a culprit — and of the Government itself.”
Germano de Sousa: "I always said it would be big — and I succeeded"
Thursday, 8 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
The Ordem dos Médicos is Portugal’s professional medical association that registers doctors, enforces ethical rules and can discipline members. It issues formal opinions and can challenge health policies or laws, so its objections matter when a programme like the Waitlist Recovery Programme changes how patients are referred or treated.
The Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) is Portugal’s professional body that registers and regulates medical doctors, sets ethical standards, and can discipline members. For patients and doctors it matters because the order issues practice licences, issues guidance on clinical matters and often speaks publicly about prescription rules and healthcare policies.
