Latest news and stories about public services in health in Setúbal, Portugal for expats and residents.
Patient advocacy groups express concern that the temporary suspension of abortion services at Garcia de Orta Hospital in Almada may become a permanent fixture, urging authorities to find a swift resolution.
The municipality of Almada has implemented overnight water cuts from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM as reserves drop to 10% capacity, sparking public unrest and protests amid a deepening supply crisis.
Protesters who gathered in front of the new Barbosa du Bocage School Centre demonstrated not only for the appreciation of public schools and the National Health Service, but also for the maintenance of Social Security.
A health centre closed due to a lack of water, businesses unable to operate, restaurants at a standstill, residents on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and firefighters distributing water to the population. We are not in the interior, in extreme drought. We are in Costa da Caparica, twenty minutes from Lisbon, during one of the rainiest years of the last...
The quality for human consumption is not at risk, guarantees the Water and Waste Services Regulatory Authority.
The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (ERSAR) clarifies that the whitish appearance of the water may occur due to air entering the pipes after supply interruptions.
In Almada, a public tender from July 2025 provided for the installation of HVAC systems. The City Council guarantees repairs, but the Users' Commission denies this. Half of the USF units admit to lacking proper climate control conditions.
The water crisis in Almada, where Ana cannot sleep while waiting for water, the looming crisis in hospitals with doctors refusing new rules for additional surgeries, and the crisis in the Middle East.
Listen to the live report from Costa de Caparica. Also in this news bulletin, the DGS indicates that mortality associated with the heatwave is below forecasts.
This comes at a time when temperatures are soaring. In Almada, the Users' Commission reveals that nothing has been done in this regard. Also, protests by the population of Costa da Caparica over the lack of water.
The Almada municipality launched a public tender to resolve malfunctions in air conditioning systems by this month. However, the Users' Commission states that the systems remain unrepaired.
The local health centre in Costa da Caparica suspended operations at 7 PM following a water supply failure.
Failures in the public water supply in Almada continue. This Tuesday, the Costa de Caparica health centre did not open during the afternoon. Firefighters are distributing water to the population.
A public rally in Setúbal brought together dozens of people demanding more doctors and services in the NHS. The party warned of emergency department closures and 20,000 patients without a family doctor in the municipality alone.
Twelve public service user organisations have signed a manifesto criticising the closure of the gynaecology and obstetrics emergency department in Barreiro, Setúbal district, which they intend to deliver to the Minister of Health on Friday.
