Portugal Health Minister Resigns After Pregnant Indian Tourist Dies

Thursday, 1 September 2022newsdesk

Portugal's Health Minister Marta Temido resigned on Tuesday after the widespread criticism of her decision to temporarily close emergency obstetric services and the death of an Indian pregnant woman during transfer between hospitals.

New Delhi 01 September 2022

As per news report of NDTV, Ms Temido in a sentence said that she "no longer has the conditions" to exercise the position, which the prime minister accepted, Portugal's National Public broadcaster, RTP News reported. Her resignation was announced five hours after the news of the death of a pregnant woman in Lisbon. In a note published on the official website of the Presidency of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had already assumed that he was awaiting the resignation request of the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, and the proposal to appoint his replacement.

Source - NDTV