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Healthcare system, hospitals, and medical services in Portugal.

Portugal's Healthcare Paradox: Top-Tier Life Expectancy, Bottom-Tier Satisfaction and Nurse Ratios in OECD 2025 Benchmark

Portugal's Healthcare Paradox: Top-Tier Life Expectancy, Bottom-Tier Satisfaction and Nurse Ratios in OECD 2025 Benchmark

OECD Health at a Glance 2025 gives Portugal a split verdict: longer lives and lower preventable mortality than the OECD average, but fewer nurses, less prevention spend, worse acute-care survival, and 58 per cent satisfaction with care.

Firefighters League Poised to Terminate INEM Emergency Agreement Over Unpaid Debt

Firefighters League Poised to Terminate INEM Emergency Agreement Over Unpaid Debt

The Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses — the national body representing Portugal's 464 volunteer fire brigades — is preparing to terminate its cooperation agreement with the country's emergency medical institute, INEM, after four months of unpaid...