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Portugal's National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) carried out 277 deliveries in pre-hospital emergency settings during 2025.
At 07:00, four additional ambulances were deployed to strengthen pre-hospital emergency care and improve response capacity before patients reach hospital.
An extraordinary plan adding 100 more fire service vehicles to pre-hospital medical emergency duties was signed during the previous flu season, but it was not renewed. “The League has been proactive and we warned the Minister of Health and the chief executive of the National Health Service several times. Nothing was done,” criticises the head of the national fire brigades, António Nunes.
