“Portugal is one of the best countries in the world to be born”
Despite the constant problems in the country’s maternity hospitals, the Minister of Health said this Wednesday that Portugal is one of the best countries to be born. According to Manuel Pizarro, the country is one of the best in the world “in terms of maternal and child health, with 2020 and 2021 standing out as the “two best years ever in terms of infant mortality”.
“What do we have to do? We have to organize our services in such a way as to ensure that in the present and in the future we continue to assure mothers that Portugal is a beautiful country to be born in ”, she began.
After the optimistic tone, the Minister of Health acknowledged, in statements to journalists, that the services are not working “in full” and that, therefore, it is necessary to “ensure that things are predictable” and that people know what they are. the maternity hospitals that are not functioning and that can move “by their own means, with the support of INEM and with the support of the hospital of origin” to another unit.
“And that this works as perfectly as possible, in order to guarantee quality, safety and peace of mind for people.”, he added.
After the chaos scenario in the emergency room of the last few weeks, Manuel Pizarro classified the current situation as “more calm”, with patients continuing more frequently to the 24 health line and health centers.
This weekend, on Christmas Eve, more than 200 health centers will be open and on Christmas Day, Sunday, there will be 180. ”, revealed the minister.
“I think people are getting our message. We cannot overload the urgency with looking for people who could be seen better, seen more quickly, other levels of care ”, she concluded.