Ebola strategy
Braced for an encounter with the deadly Ebola virus, Portugal’s director general of health Francisco George says the country is prepared and has a strategy in place. Only last month,
Portugal’s Aids cases down, but still worrying
The number of Aids cases in Portugal dropped significantly in 2013, but the prevalence of the disease is still high in European terms, Health Minister Paulo Macedo told a conference
Paediatrics ambulance
The new paediatric critical-care ambulance, reported to be on the way to the Algarve, has now arrived and is being jointly operated by the CHA health administration and INEM emergency
Nurse power
New Ministry of Health plans aim to see a “broadening of the current competencies of nurses” as another way of reducing costs in state hospitals. President of the association of
170 ‘avoidable deaths’ in hospital surgeries every year
As many as 346 patients die in surgeries every year – and half this number could be avoided. The shock findings came in a preliminary report issued by the Portuguese
Ancient angiographs
Half the angiographs used in Portugal’s hospitals are past their ‘sell-by’ dates. According to a new report on large-scale hospital equipment, 22 of the country’s 44 angiographs are over 10
Hospital “victory” opens new can of worms
On paper, it’s a “victory”. Socialists fighting the transfer of services from Portimão hospital to Faro have won a court ruling that effectively bars health chiefs from any further streamlining.
Child vaccine withdrawn after bad reactions
A multi-vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio has been suspended following serious adverse reactions in three children. Reactions included strong pain and swelling throughout the vaccinated arm 48-hours
Health service suffers 2,000 ‘no shows’ every day
Every day at least 2,000 patients fail to turn up for medical appointments in Portugal’s health centres and surgeries – and doctors point the finger at increased charges and patients’
Porto Hospital wins world prize for life-saving new system
“Using technology to attain excellence” – this is the challenge laid down by Microsoft in their Health Users Group Innovation Awards, and this year Porto’s Hospital de São João, in