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Ministry of Health (Portugal)

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Ministry of Health
Ministério da Saúde
Ministry overview
Formed1958 (1958)
JurisdictionGovernment of Portugal
HeadquartersLisbon
Minister responsible
Websitewww.sns.gov.pt/institucional/ministerio-da-saude/ Edit this at Wikidata

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

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Controversy

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Patrícia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony (6 June 2024), Portuguese police raid hospital, ministry in probe of costly treatment for twins Reuters.
  2. ^ Patrícia Vicente Rua and Catarina Demony (6 June 2024), Portuguese police raid hospital, ministry in probe of costly treatment for twins Reuters.
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