Pediatrician João Rego Sampaio passed away today at the age of 90 in Palmeira, Braga, the municipality where he lived. A native of the parish of Palmeira, he dedicated a career spanning several decades to child health in the Minho region.
He stood out for his practice of community-based medicine in private clinics in the region, with a particularly strong presence in the municipalities of the Braga district. His clinical practice focused on the care and treatment of children over the course of decades.
His passing represents the loss of a recognized figure in the Minhota medical community, whose work contributed to the health of generations of children in the region.
