Commitment to Health Strategies in Portugal: A Pathway Towards Sustainable Change

In advancing health strategies in Portugal, the Ordem dos Farmacêuticos met with Adalberto Campos Fernandes to urge the country to move from promising ideas to concrete implementation of the Pacto Estratégico para a Saúde. Represented by Bastonário Helder Mota Filipe, Vice-President Dario Bastos Martins, and Secretary-General Ricardo Santos, the OF called for long-term stability in the health system that transcends political cycles while tackling immediate SNS pressures.

Five Pillars for Reform

The OF proposed five strategic pillars: reinforcing access and response capacity, securing interprofessional commitments with professional valorization, ensuring sustainability amid therapeutic innovation, advancing digital health with interoperability, and strengthening equity and proximity in care. These priorities reinforce the need for health strategies Portugal to deliver measurable results for citizens and pharmacists alike.

The meeting formed part of the President of the Republic’s initiative for a national health pact. The OF reaffirmed its readiness to contribute actively, balancing immediate SNS responsiveness with forward-looking planning that avoids postponing essential decisions.

Path to Sustainable Equity

By emphasizing sustainability, therapeutic innovation, and citizen-centered access, the OF’s input supports planning mechanisms that can improve resource allocation and system resilience while informing reimbursement frameworks that maintain innovation without compromising equity.