Healthcare platform: underfunding affects healthcare in Torrevieja
The healthcare platform Plataforma por la Sanidad 100x100 Pública y de Calidad has protested at the hospital in Torrevieja. The organisation states that expenditure per inhabitant in this healthcare district is among the lowest in the region, despite strong population growth due to tourism. Vega Baja now has 390,228 inhabitants, an increase of 58.5% since 2000, but healthcare facilities are lagging behind. Torrevieja has 213,500 registered inhabitants, but due to […]