To demand the guarantee of a quality pediatric service at the Usurbil health center, a large gathering took place on Thursday afternoon, June 11, outside the entrance of Donostia Hospital. Citizens, parents, and children participated in the mobilization, with banners proclaiming slogans such as "Usurbil dignified pediatric service now!" and "Now and forever, a dignified pediatric service guaranteed."

The initiative Olatu Txuria in defense of public healthcare and the Popular Platform for Public Health in Donostialdea expressed their support for the mobilization. The latter group provided information on the situation of the region's health services and called for participation in upcoming events: on June 12, at 11:30 AM in front of the Iztueta health center in Errenteria, and on June 18, at 5:30 PM in front of the Lasarte-Oria health center, under the banner "we will not tolerate the planned deterioration of public healthcare."

The organizers emphasized in a statement that a dignified pediatric service is not a privilege but "a fundamental right of our children." Furthermore, they stated that Usurbil's situation is not "an isolated problem" but "a problem affecting the entire public healthcare system," and invited residents from surrounding towns to join the protest.

Due to the ongoing unresolved situation and the lack of response received to date, the mobilization organizers will approach the Ararteko (Basque Ombudsman). To this end, citizens were able to sign a letter, available at various municipal facilities until June 5, to be sent to the Ararteko.

The pediatric service was suspended at the Usurbil health center in April of last year. Since then, until September, there were no pediatricians, and children were referred to the Lasarte-Oria health center. This caused several issues: it hindered the care of children with chronic illnesses, overloaded the Lasarte-Oria center, complicated collaboration between Usurbil's pediatrician, schools, and social services, and in some cases, made communication in Basque difficult with non-native speaking pediatricians.

According to data, in the past year, a professional trained to care for children has only been available on 98 working days, representing 37% of the year's working days. On days when no service was offered, the alternative was to be treated at the Lasarte-Oria health center or go to the emergency services.

In September of last year, the municipal council approved a motion requesting the town hall's intervention to guarantee a dignified pediatric service. Shortly after the motion was presented, the pediatric service was reopened, limited to 3.5 hours per day, "far from being a real solution," thus stabilizing the situation of cutbacks.

Currently, in Usurbil, 663 children aged 0-14 have the right to use this service, but it is still not guaranteed. During the last week of each month, they still do not know if they will have a pediatrician the following month. The lack of professionals, the high rotation of the few available, and organizational issues directly affect the care children receive. Despite submitting hundreds of complaints to Osakidetza, "we have still not received a response that offers a real solution to the problem," they stated.