The former SNS Executive Director Fernando Araújo today considered that health in Portugal “is going through a bad time” and it takes “a new breath and a new vision” to solve the problems of the sector.
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14/11/2026
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O former SNS Executive Director Fernando Araújo today considered that health in Portugal “is going through a bad time” and it takes “a new breath and a new vision” to solve the problems of the sector.
Fernando Araújo, who, in the last legislatives, led the list of the PS to the Porto constituency, but did not take the place as a deputy, spoke to journalists on the margins of the start of the new General States of the PS, which takes place today throughout the day in the Cold Greenhouse in Lisbon.
“SNS is having a bad time, I would say that health in Portugal is having a bad time for several reasons: indicators have been reduced, people have less response, access is more conditioned, spending has increased, professionals are dissatisfied”, he criticized.
Therefore, for the former executive director of the SNS, it takes “a new breath, a new vision and a new strategy for the country” to solve the problems.
Asked whether the PS is ready to go to elections, Fernando Araújo considered that this is the time to “hear people, society, new proposals and new solutions”.
After being appointed Minister of Health of Pedro Nuno Santos if he had won the elections, the doctor was asked by the journalists about whether he would be available to take over this portfolio with the leadership of José Luís Carneiro.
“ I don't think that's a question to ask. We are now looking for solutions, ideas and proposals. I think the names are always at the end and we should never reverse this process, which sometimes happens in Portuguese politics, but it is not in any way healthy ", said.
According to Fernando Araújo, of these new General States, and their thematic tables, “the search for a solution to improve the SNS, to improve the country” will also emerge.
“ We have several plans and you will hear during the day and at the end of the afternoon several proposals and several goals that are measurable, but the objective is clear: to give better health to the Portuguese ", emphasized.