Thousands of French health workers took to the streets of Paris and other cities on Thursday (November 14) with a rallying cry: "Save public hospitals."

Protesters say recent spending cuts have harmed care in a country with a health system once the envy of the world.

President Emmanuel Macron promised to respond to demonstrators with "strong decisions" to be announced next week.

"We must take responsibility to invest more strongly than we had planned," Macron said on Thursday, adding that he "heard the anger and indignation" of health workers.