Minister of Health Ana Paula Martins stated that the National Health Service (Serviço Nacional de Saúde or SNS) is currently providing its most intense response in both quality and quantity. The ministry reported that over 668,000 new users have registered in the system over the last three years.
Health Minister reports record intensity in National Health Service
Tuesday, 7 April 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
The Alfredo da Costa Maternity Hospital (Maternidade Alfredo da Costa) is Lisbon’s main public maternity centre and the busiest maternity within Portugal’s SNS (Serviço Nacional de Saúde). For residents and expectant parents it is a key referral hospital for high‑risk pregnancies and neonatal care and often handles more births and complex cases than other public units.
Sources (4)
- "SNS has never provided such an intense response as it does now," says Minister of HealthECO · 8:57pm, 7 Apr 2026
- The NHS has never provided such an intense response as it does nowObservador · 1:01am, 8 Apr 2026
- Health Minister says the NHS has never provided such an intense response as it does nowPúblico · 11:05pm, 7 Apr 2026
- Health Minister says the NHS "has never provided such an intense response in quality and quantity as it does now"CNN Portugal · 9:40pm, 7 Apr 2026
