Portugal’s Health Minister Marta Temido has resigned from her post. She has taken this step after the death of an Indian pregnant woman. This Indian woman had gone to Portugal for a walk and was also pregnant. The woman reached the hospital for delivery, but she was taken to another hospital due to lack of beds in the hospital, but there the woman allegedly died of a heart attack.
This woman also gave birth to a child. The woman was 34 years old and she allegedly suffered a heart attack while being transferred from a major hospital in the country, where she died. Although this was not the first incident. It is being said that many such incidents had taken place even before the shortage of staff in the maternity unit. Doctor Marta Temido was Portugal’s health minister since 2018 and is also credited with dealing with the coronavirus.
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On Tuesday, the Portuguese government issued a statement saying that Marta Temido has understood that she is no longer eligible to continue as health minister. According to Portugal’s Lusa News Agency, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said that her resignation was taken only after the death of the lady. The government is also facing criticism due to the shortage of staff in the maternity unit. Pregnant women have to go from one hospital to another.
According to a local media report, the pregnant tourist was transferred from Santa Maria Hospital in Lisbon. For information, let us tell you that this is the largest hospital in Portugal. The bed was not vacant in the maternity unit of this hospital. After this the woman was sent to another hospital where she died. However, the woman also gave birth to a healthy child. An inquiry has been ordered in this matter.