Sunday’s protest was the third demanding more resources for health. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MADRID - More than 250,000 people demonstrated on Sunday in Madrid in support of the capital region’s ailing public health service, which is suffering shortages of staff and equipment.due to a lack of resources. So people are increasingly turning to hospital emergency departments, overwhelming them with patients in a situation also seen in some other regions.
Her friend Susana Bardillo added: “To have an appointment now, you have to wait weeks. So people go to accident and emergency, where they are totally overwhelmed.Sunday’s protest was the third demanding more resources for health organised by groups representing Madrid residents over the last three months.The last protest was held on January 15 and the first on November 13, when 200,000 people turned out, according to an official count.
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