More than 22,000 people took to the streets in all eight provincial capitals of Andalusia (Spain's most populous autonomous region) on Sunday, demanding action over the deteriorating state of the region's public health system. The protests, organised for the ninth time since 2022 by the Marea Blanca (White Wave) citizens' movement, highlighted chronic issues including overcrowded primary care centres, lengthy surgical waiting lists, and concerns about the creeping privatisation of services under the conservative regional government of Juan Manuel Moreno. With regional elections scheduled for 17 May, demonstrators and opposition parties alike are framing the vote as a referendum on public services, while organisers called explicitly for political change to reverse what they describe as the systematic dismantling of Andalusia's healthcare infrastructure.