The Madeiran Volunteer Firefighters and the Public Security Police (PSP) rescued a man last night who was standing on the PinĂĄculo viewpoint precipice. The emergency services received the distress call at 22:30 from a passer-by, who spotted a man in his 40s standing on the balcony. By the time the…
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The Regional Directorate of Health (DRS) advises that vaccination is the most effective form of prevention against influenza, as it reduces the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation, and death. In a press statement, the DR note: “The flu vaccine is made up of inactivated influenza virus, which means that the…
While visiting the Lar Bela Vista home, the CDU has denounced what it believes to be another lie of the Regional Government in Continuing Care and Residential Structures response to the Elderly.” In the course of the initiative, the leader of the CDU, Ricardo Lume said that the Regional Government…
The Regional Directorate of Health (DRS) is promoting its ‘PrevMosquit. Your Action is Important,’ campaign to prevent and control the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This initiative aims to promote awareness of the health risks associated with mosquitoes and strengthen prevention measures. “Aedes aegypti bites when infected, can cause diseases, such as…
Avian flu (HPAI) has been detected and confirmed in a domestic poultry farm and in birds in the D. Carlos I Urban Park, in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, in Leiria, the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary Medicine (DGAV) announced today. The control measures include the inspection of the…
The Portuguese Association of People with Special NeedsâIPSSâAssociação Sem Limites today announced the publication of Order No. 447/2025, dated the 9th of January, approving the model of medical certificate of multipurpose disability (AMIM) for cancer patients, according to Law No. 1/2024, of 4th of January, and for pathologies that do…
In a press statement, SESARAM released a response to an article published today in DiĂĄrio de NotĂcias about the perceived lack of medicines available in the region. Regional budgets for prescription drugs have increased, with funding for cancer medication reaching 30 million euros in 2024. The article suggested that with…
The Health Service of The Autonomous Region of Madeira (SESARAM) clarified, early Tuesday (14th) evening, that, due to the growing demand within the A & E Department, conducive to this time of year, and the capacity to admit patients into hospital is compromised by the 230 clinically discharged patients who…
As a way of “giving voice to the appeals of patients and families,” the Portuguese Labour Party – PTP, denounced that there are patients who have been stranded for days in the A & E department at the Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça Hospital, due to the lack of available beds. In…
JĂșlio NĂłbrega guarantees that greater demand for health services has not yet led to the cancellation of surgeries due to lack of beds. The public hospitals in the Region have already exhausted their inpatient capacity. This was noted by the clinical director of the Regional Health Service (SESARAM) early this…
Chaos persists in the Emergency Department of Hospital Dr. NĂ©lio Mendonça, in Funchal. There are countless stretchers with patients ‘parked’ along access corridors in the hospital building. “It’s unbelievable the amount of stretchers in the corridors. You almost can’t walk through.” said one witness to DIĂRIO morning. Stretchers with patients…
Portuguese health authorities clarified today that metapneumovirus (hMPV) outbreak in northern China, is common in winter and that cases in Portugal are “quite rare.” “Cases have been quite rare, so far. It does not seem to be the virus predominantly associated with some respiratory infections that we are seeing,” stated…
The Regional Health Service said today that “it is false to say that SESARAM does not pay its suppliers or have enough medicines. The regional authority reacted abruptly to the headline posted in DIĂRIO on the 3rd of January, reporting that a lack of medicines compromises the general hospital’s Accident…
On the 23rd and 26th of December, more than 400 people suffering from influenza visited the A&E department of the Dr NĂ©lio Mendonça hospital. Until the 21st, the number had not exceeded 350. These cases refer to seasonal flu and influenza A (the only species of Alphafluennzavirus, whose different strains…
The current air pollution phenomenon is caused by a mass of air carrying suspended dust from the deserts of North Africa. The Directorate-General for Health recommends the population avoid prolonged exertion and exposure and limit outdoor physical activity. This pollutant (inhalable particles) adversely affects human health, especially the most vulnerable,…