Portugal must cut down on ambulance births, minister says
Around 50 babies were born in ambulances in 2024 Portugalâs health minister has admitted the need to cut down on the number of babies born in ambulances on the way
Plan for another 5,000 nursery school places signed today
Plan prioritises âneediest familiesâ Portugalâs caretaker government has signed two new ordinances today to allow pre-school places to start opening in the next school year to accommodate 5,000 more children
Infant mortality in Portugal âis risingâ
2024 sees highest number of infant deaths for last five years Infant mortality in Portugal has hit the highest level since 2019. This is the worrying first sentence of a
Toys “forgotten” on beaches bring joy to childrenâs charity
With the help of beach concessionaires, the Red Seagull Association collected the summerâs mislaid toys to donate to the RefĂșgio Aboim AscensĂŁo in Faro. For the second year running, the
Child âsavedâ from choking dies week later
Tragic news reached Trofa firefighters last night who, a week ago, managed to âsaveâ a little girl who had choked on food at her home. According to reports, the family
Portugal hasnât had so many children under age of 15 for two decades!
A major boon from immigration has been revealed today by INE Statistics Institute: Portugal hasnât had so many children under the age of 15 for more than two decades. Of
Youngest of nine children dies in swimming pool
A family with a degree of celebratory status, due to their number of children, is in mourning following the drowning of their youngest offspring, 11-month-old Raquel, in a swimming pool
Number of children in Portugal increases for first time in 20 years
Immigrants are âprincipal explanationâ For the first time in two decades, the number of children under the age of 15 has started to increase in Portugal. 2023 saw 3,000 more
Schools report almost 10,000 children in danger
Schools in Portugal reported almost 10,000 children in danger to child protection authorities (CPCJ) last year, yet there still are establishments âwith difficultiesâ in filing these kind of reports, national
Over 1,000 children and teens registered as missing in 2023
Portugal joins International Day of Missing Children campaign Authorities in Portugal recorded the disappearance of 1,010 children and teens in Portugal last year – almost a hundred less than the