International Health Centres

International Health Centres is a general practice medical clinic in Albufeira that has been open since 1989, run on the English and French model of doctors providing primary out-patient care. The clinic's team includes English, French, Portuguese and Dutch-speaking doctors, among them Dr Tiago Almendra, who joined part-time in January 2023 after working in the Portuguese National Health Service. Around 15 years ago the practice joined the Hospital Particular Group's network of clinics, hospitals and diagnostic centres across the Algarve, giving patients faster access to specialist and hospital care when needed. Alongside general practice, the clinic offers physiotherapy and osteopathy (with a Dutch physiotherapist/osteopath on staff), psychology, podiatry and nursing, plus a Well Woman Clinic and driving licence medicals. Patients can request an appointment through the website, with reception confirming the day and time by email, or call directly for urgent same-day appointments.