Public healthcare in chaos, as Sardinians protest in Cagliari's streets.

They came from all over Sardinia to shout out their anger.

Associations, unions, numerous mayors, and hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the Regional Council building, called upon by the Coordination of Public Health Committees, to remind institutions that the right to healthcare is no longer guaranteed in the regions.

There is a shortage of over 500 general practitioners, and approximately 450,000 Sardinians are without one; there is a shortage of over 50 private pediatricians ; there are insufficient beds and staff in public facilities; several provincial first-level hospital departments are closed, others are at risk of closure; second-level hospitals that handle complex emergencies are struggling; emergency rooms are overflowing; waiting lists prevent timely access to care and force many citizens to resort to private healthcare; there is an increase in out-of-region healthcare migration for conditions that can be treated in Sardinia; approximately 20% of Sardinians forgo treatment, over 320,000 people.