Member of National Parliament (MP) Jacinta Abu Cau Pereira has asked why Parliament’s VIP health clinic is no longer functioning. 
MP Abu Cau said the clinic, which was available to MPs who needed medical attention during work hours, used to operate on Mondays and Tuesdays but has not functioned for several years.
“We urge the clinic oto work again and give attendance to the MPs,” Mp Abu Cau said at National Parliament.
She said the clinic should operate at least once a week, especially during times such as the recent budget discussions, when many MPs felt great tension.
“The MPs need to have check-ups,” she said.
MP Ilda Maria da Conceição said they have often raised the issue in the plenary and spoken directly to the Minister of Health but no answer has been forthcoming.
She said for more than five years the clinic functioned well.
“We from Commission F will try to identify why the clinic hasn’t been working,” theMP said.
She said information obtained by the Commission showed the nurses who work in the clinic aren’t categorized in the special regime, discouraging them from work.
