Tens of Thousands Protest in Madrid for Healthcare

Around 30,000 people, according to city authorities, protested in Madrid today against the health policy of the regional government, led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, demanding better access to public healthcare.

The protesters criticized the lack of staffing in the quality of care and the "unbearable delays" in primary care.

A new health protest runs through the city and departs from Callao, Atocha, Castellana and La Princesa Hospital. More than a hundred associations ask for recruitments, reduce waiting lists or pursue the "protocols of shame." Callers estimate 200,000 attendees. Delegation, 30,000

May 26, 2025.- About 30 thousand people, according to the government delegation, demonstrated in the center of Madrid to denounce the “privatization” of public health by the president of the autonomous community, the right-wing Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the systematic and untr...

After a 24-hour strike that made the growing unrest in the health sector visible, representatives of the health union (ATSA) presented themselves Monday to the Health Commission of the Provincial Legislature to present an urgent agenda: wages below the basic basket, lack of recognition of an unfavourable zone, free transport and job stability. The general secretary of the union, Viviana López, was in charge of putting the collective demand on th…

Protesters demanded more staff in health centers and hospitals, out-of-hospital emergencies with doctors, paediatricians for minors and greater public funding. From the Cibeles scene, the Palestinian genocide and the “deliberate abandonment of Madrid’s public health care by the Community of Madrid” were also denounced. The post Tens of Thousands March in Madrid Against the Privatization of Health first appeared on Cubadebate.