The Presidents of the Health Professional Associations met on Thursday 5 December at the headquarters of the Pharmaceutical Association in Lisbon.
During the meeting, priorities and intervention strategies were shared, identifying convergent points and solutions for promoting quality and access to healthcare. Healthy ageing was one of the central themes, from a "One Health" perspective that integrates human, animal and environmental health.
The meeting reinforces the role of professional organisations as interlocutors with the government and health authorities, enabling them to coordinate actions that promote more sustainable, equitable and accessible care, responding to society's needs.
The members of the following professional organisations were present:
Order of Physiotherapists
Order of Biologists
Order of Nurses
Order of Pharmacists
Medical Association
Portuguese Dental Association
Order of Veterinary Doctors
Order of Nutritionists
Order of Psychologists