“The lack of a maternity hospital in the Litoral Alentejano Hospital, which was foreseen at the time of its construction, but which was never realized, together with factors such as the geographical expanse of the area, insufficient and/or deteriorating road networks, an insufficient public transport network that responds to the needs of the population, and the scarcity of Material and human resources for rescue and emergency that guarantee a rapid, safe and qualified response, the shortage of health professionals in the National Health Service (SNS) and the intermittent closure of obstetrics and gynecology services and birth blocks in the hospitals of Beja, Setubal, García de Horta, Barreiro, among others, limits, and in In some cases, women are denied access to antenatal healthcare, in a timely and comfortable manner and in a qualified hospital,” MDM deplores.
In this context, MdM declares itself “in defense of women’s access to health and their right to safe childbirth and the appreciation of health professionals in social communication services.”
The document was sent to the Ministry of Health, Municipal Associations and City Councils of the Municipalities of the Alentejo Coast, the Parish Councils, the Board of Directors of the Hospital of the Alentejo Coast, the Fire Associations and the Social Network of the Municipalities of Alentejo. coast, doctors and nurses unions, the INEM technicians union, the media, the Public Service Users Committee, and political parties.
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