Health expert advocates ‘zero tolerance for vaccine wastage’
Pneumologist and specialist in intensive medicine Filipe Frões has told tabloid Correio da Manhã that, in his opinion, there should be a policy of ‘zero tolerance’ when it comes to
Second phase of pilot project to reduce “inappropriate use of A&E” starts Tuesday
First phase results dubbed “extremely favourable” The second phase of the “Call First, Save Lives“ pilot project to reduce inappropriate use of emergency services begins tomorrow, after an “extremely favourable”
Measles in Lisbon? Case imported from UK
So far there is no contagion reported from a non-resident unvaccinated child who contracted the virus in UK, say reports. The 20-month-old baby is currently in hospital, under observation, and
Portugal opts to extend free Covid/ flu vaccines to 18-59 year olds
Up till now, deaths this winter from Covid have barely been mentioned Portugal’s DGS health authority has come up with a new strategy designed to help combat the number of
Why are so many people dying in Portugal this winter?
Authorities re-emphasise appeals for people to ‘get vaccinated’ Why are so many people dying in Portugal this winter? It’s a question posed by onlines as authorities re-emphasise the numbers which
Cancer/ heart surgery waiting times “exceed limits established by law” – regulator
Some waiting times in 2023 were exceeded by as much as 89% Today it is simply presented as a report by health regulatory body ERS – but what it says
Health minister “guarantees emigrés WILL benefit from free State healthcare”
Health minister Manuel Pizarro has been answering questions about the government order nº 1668/2023 which appeared to say that Portuguese nationals with tax residences outside the country would no longer
Winter vaccination drive at pharmacies “a failure”
Health centres say vaccination coverage has decreased Portugal’s national association of family health units (USF-AN) said on Friday that the seasonal vaccination process in community pharmacies has failed, pointing out
Four years of no exposure to H1N1 likely causing severe flu epidemic
Immune systems are more vulnerable Portugal’s flu epidemic caused by the Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 may be particularly out of control due to the fact that the population has
Flu epidemic ‘peak’ still to come, with majority of 60-69 year olds still unvaccinated
Authorities concerned by spike in all-cause mortality in people over age of 45 With warnings that the flu epidemic has not yet reached its peak, authorities are concerned by what