12:00 — Number of foreign doctors in Portugal rises
There are almost 4,900 foreign doctors registered with the Portuguese Medical Association, of whom only 969 are working in Portugal's National Health Service (SNS). Also, CIP welcomes the agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
Number of foreign doctors in Portugal continues to rise
Only a minority of the nearly 5,000 foreign doctors in Portugal work in the SNS (Portugal's National Health Service), reports Público. Spaniards remain the majority, but Brazilians are arriving in larger numbers.
