Free incontinence supplies for economically disadvantaged in 2025
Starting January 1, 2025, people with more than 60% disability and documented economic hardship will have access to free incontinence supplies, including diapers, pads, and briefs, through Portugal’s National Health
Doctors, government reach agreement on 10% pay rise
Agreement also aims to “strengthen the SNS and ensure doctors have better working conditions” The Independent Doctors’ Union (SIM) and the government reached an agreement on Monday which provides for
Five killed in accidents on Portuguese roads between December 27-30
Five killed in accidents on Portuguese roads between December 27-30 At least five people died on Portuguese roads between Friday, December 27 and Monday, 30, according to provisional data from
Algarve Orchestra welcomes New Year with Austro-Hungarian Empire dances
The orchestra performs in Loulé on New Year’s Day, followed by concerts in Tavira and Vila do Bispo on January 4 and 10. The Orquestra do Algarve keeps tradition alive
Several A&E departments across Portugal closed today and New Year’s Day
SNS Executive Board strongly encourages citizens to contact the SNS 24 hotline before heading to an emergency department Several emergency services in Portugal, spanning Gynaecology/Obstetrics, Paediatrics, and General Care, are
Ferragudo prepares to embrace 2025 with traditional New Year’s Day swim
Last year’s edition brought together 400 bathers on the sands of Praia Grande. Ferragudo is in countdown mode for its annual New Year’s Day swim. The event, consolidated last year
New Year’s recital in Carvoeiro on January 12
Lagoa’s Cultural Association, Ideias do Levante, is hosting a concert that combines clarinet and piano. Ideias do Levante, Lagoa’s cultural association, is organising the first edition of the Lagoa New
Prepare for a chilly New Year’s Eve
2024 comes to a close with minimum temperatures between -3°C in the North of Portugal and 10°C in the Algarve. The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) forecasts
Infant mortality in Portugal “is rising”
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
Threats of reprisals pepper social media following fatal shooting in Viseu
Car in which suspect fled has been recovered With the presumed author of the shots that killed one and injured two others in Viseu on Friday evening still ‘evading authorities’,