Osakidetza.
In order to humanize hospital care, Bioaraba will have an artificial intelligence robot in pediatrics
The Bioaraba Health Research Institute, in collaboration with the Vital Foundation, has launched the SAAKI Unitree G1 EDU robot in Txagorritxu to improve the experience of children hospitalized through technology and empathy.
Osakidetza treated 2,121 victims of male violence in 2024, an average of six a day
Of these, 374 were sexually assaulted, including 4 out of 10 minors. Between January and September 2025, 299 women were treated for sexual assault.
almost half of Basque nurses say they have suffered sexist comments
Almost half of the nurses and physiotherapists in the Basque Country have suffered offensive comments, according to a survey by the SATSE Nursing Union. More than 85% of the cases are reported. The study has been released on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Osakidetza has opened the process for hiring psychologists at outpatient clinics
Through these professionals, the aim is to better respond to disorders and disorders such as insomnia, anxiety, mild depression or similar in the outpatient clinics of the Basque Health Service. The psychologists to be hired will be referred to the Primary Care and will mediate between the patient and the family doctor and, in more complex cases, the specialized care provided in the extra-hospital mental health centres.
Osakidetza will bring breast cancer screening forward to 45 years and take on the abortions it spends on a private day
The Health Counselor has announced that voluntary terminations of pregnancy will begin progressively, with a forecast to be taken over "in two years" and that by 2027 the age of screening for breast cancer will be reduced to 45.
Some 172,000 people suffer from diabetes in the CSC and affect 7.5 per cent of the population
About 9,000 cases are diagnosed each year in the Basque Autonomous Community, with type 2 being the most widespread (90% of diabetes patients).
Osakidetza has begun work on the new surgical block at Zumarraga Hospital
Osakidetza has begun work on the new surgical block of the Zumarraga hospital, with an investment of 75 million euros. The new building will have nine operating rooms, a Pain Unit with several consultants, 18 hemodialysis posts, 14 endoscopy posts and a sterilization room.
The Department of Health has called on children under 60 to be vaccinated against influenza, especially children
This week there have been 889 cases of influenza, of which only 6.2% have been hospitalized, compared to 10% last week, a decrease that shows that vaccination can reduce serious cases.
Osakidetza will close its vaccination center in La Casilla today as influenza stops rising in Bizkaia
The contagion curve has stabilized thanks to the vaccination effort and the high level of immunization. More than 447,000 people have been vaccinated in recent weeks in the ACV, which will allow the closure of the Bilbao vaccine field as planned.
The number of cases of influenza is "falling" in Bizkaia thanks to vaccination
According to the latest data, 417,744 people have been vaccinated against this respiratory disease in the CSC, 11% more than last year.
Health technicians have held their fourth day of strike with the aim of equating themselves with European partners
Senior technicians and health specialists have had a fourth dayof strike throughout the state to report that university degrees in Europe are acquired through vocational training in the Spanish state. In addition to this, they request recognition of a professional profile distinct from the nursing treatment and follow-up professions.
Osakidetza has vaccinated 11% more than last year and has called for immunization against influenza
Those over 75 years of age or chronically ill may request an appointment to be vaccinated against influenza and covid.
Osakidetza will offer more than 4,500 places in the next OPE after the replacement rate has been approved
The selection process will take place next year, along with a new public offer of jobs that are difficult to fill.
Flu hospitalizations in the Basque Country have decreased following the increase in vaccination
Osakidetza reports that 16.7% of the population has been vaccinated and asks children under 60 to be vaccinated.
Osakidetza has 1,300 women victims of sexual assault since 2021
Forty per cent of the victims who have received health care are minors, 88 girls were under the age of 6.
Osakidetza has treated 1,300 women victims of sexual assault since 2021
Forty per cent of the victims who have received health care are minors, 88 girls were under the age of 6.
Osakidetza dealt with about 7,500 cases of stroke in 2024, more than half of them in people over 75
The workers at the Asunción Clinic in Toulouse are asking for subrogation in a hospital that will be "100% public"
They have asked the Health Counselor to follow the example they have used in Onkologikoa and subrogate the 350 employees of the clinic, who will demonstrate in Toulouse on 22 November.
The clinical situation of children in Gaza who are receiving assistance in Osakidetza is stable
Children between 5 months and 9 years of age suffer from injuries, congenital heart disease, gastrointestinal problems and hematological diseases, among others.
The five minors in Gaza who are receiving health care in Osakidetza are in a stable clinical situation
Two of these minors are being treated at the Cruces University Hospital, two at the Donostia University Hospital and one at the Basurto University Hospital, children between 5 months and 9 years of age with injuries, heart disease, gastrointestinal problems and hematological diseases, among others.