Health: Public policy news in Portugal

Immigration puts pressure on, but is "not the sole culprit" for the shortage of family doctors

Growing old is a terrible idea

Partnerships in the NHS

CNN Summit | The Next Generation Of Health | Opening Session

Address by Ana Povo, Secretary of State for Health.

José Gameiro: 'We have a cowboy in the government and it is a problem'

José Gameiro warns of the anxiety among young people regarding the housing crisis and the lack of preparation of those in government. The psychiatrist addresses the consumption of anxiolytics and the evolution of infidelity.

Government guarantees that psychologists are paid for consultations via psychologist vouchers

Vouchers must be requested through the gov.pt platform using the Digital Mobile Key to verify the age of the young people.

Convergence

A more protected medical profession takes better care.

Health Parliament Portugal: “The health we want tomorrow starts today”

The Health Parliament Portugal initiative highlights the importance of starting to build the desired future healthcare system in the present.

Health Parliament Portugal: “The health we want tomorrow starts today”

The second plenary of the 3rd edition of the Health Parliament Portugal takes place on October 27th and will be dedicated to presenting the priorities of the six commissions, which seek to transform key health challenges into concrete proposals. This project is promoted by Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, NOVA University Lisbon, and Microsoft, with Expresso as media partner.

Passos defends return of abortion fees revoked by the left

At a colloquium on abortion, the former prime minister highlighted an increase in foreign women terminating pregnancies in Portugal, noting that they accounted for 44.2% of cases in 2025.

Menopause is (also) a political issue

A country that claims to be committed to equality cannot ignore an experience that affects the lives of so many of its citizens, nor waste the health and talent of those living through it. Opinion by Helena Gonçalo Ferreira

Parliament approves bills to regulate access to the NHS for non-resident foreigners

The measures come as a response to the phenomenon known as “health tourism”

PSD, Chega and CDS want non-residents to pay for NHS services. The Left rejects it

Three-hour debate: The PSD, Chega, and CDS parties propose that non-residents should pay for services within the National Health Service, a measure opposed by left-wing parties.

Gabriel, the baby with the same illness as the twins who requested urgent help from the State and never received a response

In January 2021, Carla Martins, mother of the first baby to receive Zolgensma in Portugal, wrote to the Presidency of the Republic at the request of Gabriel's parents, who are emigrants in France. She requested urgent assistance to transport the child to Portugal, but the family never received a response. Gabriel died at the age of two. An investigation by TVI's Exclusivo reveals differences in the treatment given to the two cases and concludes that Marcelo, after all, treated the Luso-Brazilian twins in a 'preferential' manner.

Ombudsman warns of lack of mental health responses for people in institutional care

The Ombudsman also recalls that the National Preventive Mechanism (MNP) recommended years ago the creation of a specific unit dedicated to mental health support for these children and young people.

Protesters demand a voice in mental health decisions

More of a say in mental health decisions and access to housing, education, and employment were some of the demands of the protesters who marched today to the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon.

Insufficient access for 90% of children in need of palliative care

One in nine children in Portugal requiring palliative care continues to lack access to these services. Adding to the difficulty is the fact that the National Commission for Palliative Care has not been appointed for over a year and a half, which hinders necessary changes and decision-making.

“Building better responses” for health

Parliament. Deputies from the 3rd edition of the Health Parliament Portugal elected their president in a session that marked the start of the six commissions' work. Advisors gave their first indications.

More than 324,000 abortions performed in Portugal in nearly two decades

Data indicates the total number of abortion procedures carried out in Portugal over a period of almost twenty years.

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Twenty years more after 65, only eight in good health

A government department dedicated to Ageing and Longevity would not build buildings or manage hospitals. It would do three things that no one is doing today.

Parliament criticises, but does not block new organic law for INEM

Requests for parliamentary review from the left-wing parties brought the Government's decree on the new organic law for INEM back to Parliament. The Minister accused the PS of having left INEM in 'palliative care'.

The INEM 'fee': four percent? Paid by whom?

It is necessary to choose a source that is legally defensible, economically rational, and distributed according to a criterion that makes sense.

Health Pact seeks consensus in January

Campos Fernandes, appointed by António José Seguro, spoke at the IL Future Forums. He argues that MPs would agree on “80% of things” without their “party coats”.

Health Parliament Portugal kicks off with first plenary session

The Health Parliament Portugal begins its activities with its inaugural plenary session.

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IL debuts Future Forums with Adalberto Campos Fernandes

The event takes place in Lisbon between 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM and features former Health Minister Adalberto Campos Fernandes, who was appointed by Seguro to coordinate the Strategic Pact for Health.

Xavier Barreto: “It is still the Ministry of Finance that determines what the provision of healthcare will be in the future”

The president of the association of hospital administrators criticises the Government's “completely wrong vision” of giving hospitals less money to control accounts.

First plenary session of the Health Parliament Portugal

The inaugural plenary meeting of the Health Parliament Portugal initiative.