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Births in the Basque Country have fallen by 0.1% again, after two quarters of growth
By territory, there was a 3.2 per cent year-on-year increase in Álava, with 547 births; in Bizkaia there was a 4.7 per cent decrease in Bizkaia with 1,616 births; and in Gipuzkoa there was an increase of 5.5 per cent with 1,129 births.
Osakidetza will finish revaccination today for the 30 people who received the expired dose of hexavalent
In addition, the Basque Health Service will this week call the 78 people who are believed to have received expired tetrabalent and triple viral vaccines.
Today will be news of the transfer meeting, the second day of the medical strike and the farmers' protests at the border
Today, January 15, 2026, the Government will decide whether the conditions for attending tomorrow's meeting of the Joint Transfer Commission are in place; the doctors in Osakidetza will have a second day of strike, after yesterday's, to demand their own status; and the farmers and farmers in Hego Euskal Herria will make a tractor march towards Biriatu.
Doctors resume strike and protest to demand better working conditions
The Medical Union has no intention of fighting this battle with the Ministry of Health and continues to proclaim its own status. No Navarra, the Department of Health reports that unemployment has continued at 2.83%. Ouskadi indicates that the follow-up has been 19.23% in the morning shift and 8.26% in the afternoon shift.
Almost 20,000 people live with depression in the Basque Country and 3,434 new cases have been diagnosed in 2025
Osakidetza has stressed the importance of knowing the symptoms and asking for help if they continue over time. It has reminded Basque society that in Osakidetza's mental health network there are 1,600 professionals who are committed to "helping those who need it".
Influenza hospitalizations drop by more than 30% in the CSC
Since the start of the campaign, a total of 17,465 cases of influenza have been recorded in Osakidetza hospitals, with 2,274 hospitalizations and 74 ICU income.
Osakidetza doctors will be on two more strike days on 14 and 15 January
This has been reported by the Medical Union of the Basque Country in a note. The two strike days will take place this week, together with several rallies in Bilbao and Vitoria.
Alberto Martinez, on the medical strike: "After two years and 12 drafts, it's time to reach an agreement."
The Health Adviser, Alberto Martínez, has recalled that the Framework Statute establishing the framework for statutory workers' relations "is the exclusive competence of the Ministry of Health, which must take it to the Council of Ministers and then to Congress for approval". In this regard, he has said that the Department of Health is in a position to negotiate "everything that comes out of the Statutory Framework".
Euskadi needs blood donors: Osakidetza warns of a critical drop in reserves
The advance of the flu and the Christmas stop have reduced blood donations and forced the call to intensify: it takes about 400 a day to ensure health activity.
Flu cases in the Basque Country have increased by 4% in the week following the Christmas celebrations
Osakidetza believes flu cases have reached their peak
After three consecutive weeks of declines in the cases detected, Osakidetza does not expect a "major upturn" for these days, as explained by the Director of Health Care, Koldo Berganzo, who believes that, following the experience this year, vaccination centres will be launched in the three ACV territories in the coming years.
The medical ambulance service in Elgoibar and Toulouse will be public from 7 January
The staff of the ambulances in Gipuzkoa may be subrogated in the Public Health System under the same conditions as before "until the corresponding places have been stabilized by OPE", and may remain in the company but in another workplace.
Influenza cases in the Basque Country have fallen by 41.5% in the last week and the incidence is 667.88 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
As a result of the evolution of the flu, Osakidetza has concluded that the campaign summit has passed, but has stressed the need to "pay close attention" to the evolution of the virus, especially due to the increase in social interactions related to the end of the year holidays.
ELA criticizes the publication of the ambulance service without subrogating the staff
ELA has reported that the Gipuzkoa Territorial Health Delegation has decided to terminate the current contract and, from 7 January, to take direct responsibility for the management of the medicalized ambulances in Tolosa and Elgoibar, a service that currently employs 45 professionals among doctors, nurses and health transport technicians, who have reported that "their work is currently threatened".
The Osakidetza Security Officer has been dismissed and charged with falsifying his qualifications
The alleged fraudster has been in office since 2023. He presented a false university degree to get a job, as he has now acknowledged.
The Basque Government expects almost half of the measures of the Health Pact to be implemented by 2026
The department headed by Alberto Martínez highlights that next year will be key to developing the measures agreed in the Treaty.
Flu falls for the second consecutive week in the CSC
Although the incidence of influenza has decreased, the Department of Health and Osakidetza have called for caution about the increase in social activity this Christmas.
The Department of Health has updated the vaccination schedule for 2026 by introducing a vaccine against the syncytial respiratory virus for adults
Housing is a growing concern for Basque society, and confidence in Osakidetza and the Ertzaintza is improving
Access to housing is the main problem for Basque society, according to the latest Deustobarometer, while concern for health, security and migration has declined and confidence in public services has been restored.
Osakidetza broke records in November with 34 transplants at Cruces Hospital
The center has carried out 25 kidney transplants and 9 liver transplants in just one month, strengthening its national and international leadership in this field.