Paris Municipal Elections 2026: Candidates’ Healthcare Proposals

What are the positions of the seven leading candidates for the Paris City Hall on healthcare? Find out who stands for what ahead of the 2026 municipal elections.

Municipalities play a vital role in everyday public health, even if they are not directly involved in medical treatment. Their main contribution lies in prevention: informing residents and promoting healthy living habits. They also ensure the hygiene and safety of the community by maintaining good quality housing, cleanliness, potable water, and managing health-related risks, including environmental and climate hazards.

Cities can also play a key role in improving access to local healthcare, such as by supporting health centers or encouraging the recruitment of physicians. In doing so, they pay close attention to the most vulnerable populations, including children, the elderly, and those in greatest need.

Not to mention that their urban planning, transportation, and green space choices directly impact environmental health and the quality of life for residents. Public health and health services thus remain key issues in the Paris 2026 municipal elections, scheduled for March 15 and 22.

Explore the platforms and commitments made by the seven leading contenders for Paris mayor in their respective campaign programs as of March 12, 2026. This article will be regularly updated to reflect new announcements from the candidates.

Paris 2026 Municipal Elections: Candidates' Proposals on Healthcare

Pierre-Yves Bournazel (Horizons – Backed by Renaissance)

Renovate, green, and make 100% of schools breathable. The plan includes widespread installation of CO₂ sensors and air purifiers, maintenance and pest control managed by specialized operators, and the greening of schoolyards—removing asphalt, installing permeable surfaces, and planting trees in open ground.
Develop 'Eat Well, Eat Healthy' school canteens and nutrition education for children: creating onsite kitchens in schools, serving fresh, organic, local, and seasonal products daily until reaching 100% sustainable foods, ending the use of ultra-processed meals through a single, strict standards framework, and consistently offering students alternatives for major known allergens.
Introduce a taste-awareness program starting in preschool, involving local vendors, educational teams, and after-school activity providers. Participate in the 'Educalim' pilot program, which aims to make nutrition education mandatory—featuring sensory workshops, product discovery, visits to local producers, and educational activities.
Create 10,000 additional childcare solutions (nurseries, home care): Launch a plan to open more places in early childhood CAP programs and auxiliary nursing qualifications, unlocking 5,000 new nursery spots by 2030 and 10,000 by 2035. Expand capacity at the Paris Petite Enfance CFA to train 1,000 apprentices as childcare assistants over the next decade.
Make the allocation process for nursery spots transparent. Each district will have a standardized criteria grid, considering factors like parents' employment and family situation, as well as income. District offices will be required to respond promptly to parents inquiring about the status of their nursery placement requests.
Adapt services to the diverse schedules of Parisian families by expanding micro-crèches and flexible daycare facilities with opening hours until 7:30 p.m.
Start middle school classes at 9 a.m. to respect teenagers' sleep needs and ensure smartphones are banned on school premises.

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Blandine Chauvel (NPA Revolutionaries)

As of March 12, 2026, there are still no concrete proposals or measures specifically focused on public health on the candidate's official website.

Sophia Chikirou (La France Insoumise/Nouveau Paris Populaire)

Strengthening and Protecting Public Healthcare:

Leverage the powers of the chair of the AP-HP supervisory board to ensure access to both general practitioners and specialists without additional out-of-pocket expenses.
Work to prevent hospital bed closures and promote their reopening.
Increase the number of healthcare professionals within the AP-HP network.
Oppose the closure of key hospital facilities such as Hôtel-Dieu and Bichat Hospital.

Development of a Local Community Health Policy:

Expand the network of multi-purpose municipal health centers, aiming for at least one in each district by 2032.
Equip these centers with mobile prevention units to reach more residents.
Establish health outreach offices within district town halls, municipal social centers, and youth spaces, offering regular visits from doctors and nurses for general care, prevention, and guidance.
Support and, if needed, take over management of community-run health centers to avoid closures.
Create five after-hours medical clinics to provide outpatient care in the evenings and on weekends.
Implement a mobile health bus service serving underserved neighborhoods.

Enhanced access to specialized and organizational healthcare services:

Redefine the use of municipal commercial spaces to accommodate medical practices offering full third-party payment options at affordable rents.
Adjust urban planning regulations to incorporate healthcare facilities within new real estate developments.
Establish agreements with social landlords to provide affordable premises for healthcare professionals.

Maternity, Child, and School Health:

Extending the operating hours of maternal and child health centers until 7:30 p.m. on some evenings and on Saturday mornings.
Providing home visits by a trained childcare nurse for families within two weeks of a new birth.
Enhancing indoor environmental advisory services to better identify household health risks.
Boosting preventive measures in schools, aiming for each student to receive an annual medical check-up.

Mental Health:

Hire psychologists within municipal health centers, offering fully covered services through a third-party payment system.
Introduce a « Mental Health Voucher » to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for consultations, tailored to family income levels.
Expand Local Mental Health Councils across all districts.
Establish Mental Health Support Points (PASM) in every borough.
Strengthen networks dedicated to neurodevelopmental disorder care and psychopedagogical assistance centers.

Community-based Solidarity Healthcare:

Support student health services to provide free care and promote prevention initiatives.
Create a Community Popular Complementary Health Cover in Paris through a partnership with mutualist organizations for those without private health insurance.
Expand a network of Addiction Care Stops focused on prevention, support, and social reintegration.

Environmental health and prevention:

Make environmental health assessments a standard part of planning for large-scale urban development projects.
Establish a municipal “Urbanism & Health” unit to coordinate these studies and provide health-related advice.
Implement an annual awareness program on environmental health issues, including air quality, noise pollution, nutrition, and endocrine disruptors.
Train community leaders and teachers on the importance of environmental health concerns.
Expand the Paris Environmental Health Service and create a one-stop shop, “Housing & Health,” to assist residents facing sanitation issues.
Develop a city-wide pest control strategy and link certain assistance programs to sanitation diagnostics.

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Rachida Dati (The Republicans/Modem/UDI)

Early childhood and parenting:

Elevate the status of early childhood professions
Expand the number of daycare spots available
Guarantee the continuity of public services so parents can balance work and family life

Families’ and seniors’ health:

Strengthening local services and initiatives to combat isolation among seniors

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Emmanuel Grégoire (Progressive Alliance: PS – Socialist Party, Communist Party, Ecologists, Place Publique, L’Après)

Fewer pollutants, less noise, more organic:

Combating water and air pollution by supporting farmers upstream of the Seine through Eau de Paris, helping to reduce pesticide use and promote organic farming.
Launching a broad initiative to detect and reduce PFAS and endocrine disruptors across the city, especially in schools and nurseries.
Implementing protective measures for the most vulnerable, such as distributing organic food baskets to pregnant women in need at Maternal and Infant Protection centers (PMI).
Deploying sensors, sound radars, and noise reduction plans tailored to each neighborhood. Introducing ultra-local noise mitigation strategies that may include regulating delivery times, activity hours, or redesigning public spaces.
Transitioning to 100% organic, local, and sustainable food in nurseries and schools, supported by local organic supply chains. Ensuring all students can enjoy balanced, free afternoon snacks.
Securing the right to healthy, sustainable food and social food security. Strengthening support for cooperatives, food aid organizations, municipal grocery networks, markets, and solidarity supermarkets, as well as opening new municipal restaurants for vulnerable or isolated populations.

Guaranteed access to healthcare and a family doctor for all:

Launching an affordable, high-quality municipal health insurance plan, with negotiations to lower premiums through a bidding process, while ensuring comprehensive coverage that’s easy to access.
Expanding municipal healthcare services by creating 100 new public, associative, and private sector clinics, including at least seven large municipal health centers that will form a structured network, providing an additional 100,000 consultations annually without extra charges, with a focus on prevention.
Establishing a ‘First 1000 Days’ pathway for children, based on the 60 PMI centers and dedicated facilities, supporting parents from birth by providing essential resources, facilitating early diagnosis of cognitive and autism spectrum disorders, and offering tailored support for postpartum depression.
Enhancing school health services by ensuring at least one comprehensive health assessment for every child in kindergarten and primary school, along with a major mental health initiative aimed at young people, in collaboration with schools, families, and professionals to prevent social isolation, dropout, and psychological distress.
Implementing a sexual health plan covering screening, prevention, and contraception, with the target of zero new HIV infections by 2030. Promoting bodily autonomy free from discrimination, including support for gender transition processes. Expanding access to testing, PrEP, and information, fighting against HIV stigma and misconceptions, and integrating mental health and harm reduction into festive practices.
Creating multidisciplinary teams and dedicated spaces to reduce risks for vulnerable populations, such as drug users and those with mental health issues. Opening new supervised spaces managed by healthcare, social, and mediation professionals to protect at-risk groups, prevent tragic incidents related to risky consumption, and restore peace in public spaces.
Developing personalized support pathways for women with endometriosis, ensuring easy access to care, coordinated medical treatment, psychological support, and social assistance.

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Sarah Knafo (Reconquête)

First hour of free parking now available for home nurses and care aides during patient visits.
Paris doubles its financial contribution to the Île-de-France Regional Cancer Screening Coordination Center.
Increased funding for medical research, including efforts against cancer and Alzheimer's disease through the Pasteur Institute.
Renovations underway at municipal nursing homes to enhance resident comfort and overall quality of life.

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Thierry Mariani (National Rally - UDR)

Close all drug consumption rooms in Paris and establish a single treatment center dedicated to addiction recovery.
Implement a comprehensive plan to combat drug use and support social reintegration programs.
Make drug prevention education mandatory in schools to raise awareness of the risks associated with substance abuse.
Support all initiatives and recruitments aimed at providing high-quality school health services for our children.
Launch a mental health prevention plan targeted at our schools and middle schools.

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Marielle Saulnier (Lutte Ouvrière)

Universal free healthcare for all
Immediately allocate the funds needed for the massive recruitment of healthcare workers and all essential staff to ensure the proper functioning of public hospitals, funded by taxing the profits of major pharmaceutical and industrial corporations
Expand the healthcare sector to meet the needs of the entire population, including migrants, regardless of immigration status
Make research exclusively public, independent of large pharmaceutical and industrial conglomerates

(Source: official press release)

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