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Health Minister appeals for blood donations

Observador27 August 2026 at 15:07

The Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, went to Lisbon to make a blood donation and, during the visit, acknowledged the shortage of nurses in the National Health Service (SNS), committing to implement "at least two more measures" to attract professionals to the public health system.

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