The opinion article "In Health, We Are All Too Few" is authored by Eduardo Moniz and addresses the defense of the Portuguese National Health Service. The author argues that defending the NHS should mean defending its capacity to guarantee healthcare for the Portuguese people.
The text distinguishes two concepts that, according to Moniz, are frequently confused: public responsibility for health and public exclusivity in the provision of care. The author suggests that having public responsibility does not necessarily equate to having exclusivity in the provision of these services.
The opinion defended in the article holds that the NHS should be evaluated by its effective capacity to provide healthcare to the population, and not by maintaining an absolute monopoly in its provision. The article's title suggests that in the area of health, available resources and professionals are always insufficient given the needs.
