“The decision to close the health units of the municipality of Vagos will meet the direct opposition of the municipal council. These processes of centralization of services are absolutely ridiculous, at a time when we are talking about decentralization”, he said. He underlines.

Speaking to the Lusa agency, the PSD mayor explained that last week he was officially informed of the decision to close the health extensions of Covão do Lobo and Gafanha da Boa Hora.

“And I believe it won’t stop there, the next step will be to shut down Listen. I have no doubt that this is what the government planned when expanding the Soza health unit. “, he lamented.

According to Silvério Regalado, after the Chamber of Vagos became aware of these closure intentions, an audience was requested with the Minister of Health, Manuel Pizarro, in addition to a meeting scheduled for Monday with the Regional Health Administration ( ARS) of the Center.

“Regardless of political color, all Vagos must side with the people. It is not an attack only against these three localities, it is against the whole municipality of Vagos”, he underlined.

During the last session of the Municipal Assembly of Vagos, which was held on the 17th, the mayor of Vagos told the elected officials of his indignation at the possibility of the closure of these three health facilities.

At the time, he called on all elected officials to join this position of the municipality, with the aim of working to avoid these closures.

The president of the Municipal Assembly of Vagos, Rui Santos, also repudiated this intention to close the health units of the municipality, stressing that it is a decision that clearly harms the population.

“We cannot remain silent in the face of such injustice, which sacrifices the people who need it most, in an area as important as health,” he argued.

The president of the Union of the parishes of Fonte de Angeão and Covão do Lobo, Albano Gonçalves, as well as the president of the parish council of Gafanha da Boa Hora, Arlindo Neves, also promised to fight so that the closures do not take effect. .