Tracking health for Portugal — coverage from the newsroom in Lisbon.
Health · National NewsNearly 2.5 M flu shots already given in Portugal as emergency rooms fill; free jabs reach toddlers for first time and COVID-19 boosters still lag—protect yourself now.
HealthPedro Hispano Hospital’s A&E in Matosinhos faces 12-hour waits for urgent cases. Learn how SNS 24, USFs and 112 can help you cut your waiting time in Portugal.
Health · EconomyPortugal’s bed-blocking crisis leaves 2,800 medically fit patients in hospital beds, stretching budgets and delaying your surgery. See what’s being done.
Health · PoliticsLearn how Portugal’s winter health plan uses mobile vaccine units, tele-consultations and army-run infirmaries to keep Lisbon and Porto ERs open this holiday.
Health · PoliticsPatients fit to leave Portugal's hospital beds, straining the SNS and delaying other treatments. António Filipe proposes 90 new palliative beds per year.
Health · EconomyNon-medical patients occupy 12% of Portuguese hospital beds, pushing ER waits past 6 hours and surgeries back a year. See costs, hardest-hit regions and fixes.
Health · TechAmid Portugal’s winter flu season, SNS 24’s 3,700 staff and AI triage handled 307,000 December calls, cutting waits to two minutes—get faster care now.
Health · National NewsPortugal has administered 2.42 M free flu shots since September. Seniors 60+, pregnant women and babies 6–23 months qualify—get yours at any pharmacy by April.
Economy · HealthPortugal logs 50 H5N1 outbreaks, orders nationwide poultry confinement and sees egg prices leap 29%—learn what it means for your next supermercado run.