Notícias (GB)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration stood at 4 843.3 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the value of transacted dwelling sales in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased compared to both the previous and year-earlier quarters (Read more...)
DREM releases an "Em Foco" on the results of the 2026 presidential elections in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
DREM releases 2025 Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
In May 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again (Read more...)
In 2025, the resident population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira exceeded 266 thousand, reaching the highest figure in the last fourteen years (Read more...)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In May 2026, the passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.5% (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region's only mobile pharmacy outlet was closed (Read more...)
At the end of the 1st quarter of 2026, the gross debt of the Regional Public Administration stood at 4 843.3 million euros (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the value of transacted dwelling sales in the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased compared to both the previous and year-earlier quarters (Read more...)
DREM releases an "Em Foco" on the results of the 2026 presidential elections in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
DREM releases 2025 Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics for the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Read more...)
In May 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region decreased again (Read more...)
In 2025, the resident population of the Autonomous Region of Madeira exceeded 266 thousand, reaching the highest figure in the last fourteen years (Read more...)
In May 2026, the precipitation was above the climatological normal throughout the Region, with Santana standing out (Read more...)
In March 2026, the regional economic growth accelerated (Read more...)
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In 2015
Number of physicians increased by 8.7%
The number of physicians registered in the Guild in 2015 was 914, up by 8.7% when compared to 2014 (841). More than half of the total (54.5%) were women.
74.3% of the physicians were located in Funchal and 12.0% in Santa Cruz.
67.6% (618) were specialists, 20.4% of Family and General medicine, 9.4% of Internal medicine and 5.8% of General surgery.
There were number 3.6 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015. This ratio was higher in Funchal (6.4) and lower in the municipalities of Calheta, Ponta de Sol and Santana (0.6 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants).
The data made available now will be included in the publication "Health Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira - 2015," which will be released in December 2016.
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