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Thousands Rally Across Andalusia for Public Healthcare as Murcia Holds Regional Marches

Citizen organizers pressed regional governments after breast cancer screening errors exposed wider problems.

Overview

  • Organizers say about 20,000 people marched in Seville and 5,000 in Córdoba during coordinated demonstrations across Andalusia on Sunday.
  • Protesters in Seville moved toward the Palacio de San Telmo calling for robust public care and faster access to tests and specialist visits.
  • In the Region of Murcia, hundreds rallied Saturday in Murcia, Cartagena and Lorca under the Alianza Ciudadana banner, joined by neighborhood groups, unions, health professionals and some local politicians.
  • Stated grievances centered on long waiting lists, understaffed primary care, high service pressure, opposition to outsourcing and demands for stronger mental health support.
  • Andalusia’s health minister Antonio Sanz acknowledged the mobilizations and offered a hand of dialogue, with no concrete policy changes reported.