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The Ministry of Health (Portuguese: Ministério da Saúde) is a Portuguese government ministry. The minister is Ana Paula Martins, she is a pharmacist and a politician. Her deputies are Cristina Vaz Tomé and Ana Povo.
List of ministers
- 1983–1985: António Maldonado Gonelha
- 1985–1990: Leonor Beleza
- 1990–1993: Arlindo de Carvalho
- 1993–1995: Paulo Mendo
- 1995–1999: Maria de Belém Roseira
- 1999–2001: Manuela Arcanjo
- 2001–2002: António Correia de Campos
- 2002–2005: Luís Filipe Pereira
- 2005–2008: António Correia de Campos
- 2008–2011: Ana Jorge
- 2011–2015: Paulo Macedo
- 2015–2018: Adalberto Campos Fernandes
- 2018–2022: Marta Temido
- 2022–2024: Manuel Pizarro
- 2024–present: Ana Paula Martins
Controversy
In June 2024, police raided the ministry (and the country's largest hospital) in an investigation into whether officials broke laws by giving preferential access to a costly medical treatment to baby twins whose family had sought help from the president.[1] The parliamentary opposition, Chega, has criticized the health ministry over the issue and set up a parliamentary committee to look into the case.[2]
References
- ^ Patrícia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony (6 June 2024), Portuguese police raid hospital, ministry in probe of costly treatment for twins Reuters.
- ^ Patrícia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony (6 June 2024), Portuguese police raid hospital, ministry in probe of costly treatment for twins Reuters.
External links
- Official website
(in Portuguese and English)
See also
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