Twenty Years of Health System Reform in Brazil An Assessment of the Sistema Único de Saúde


 
Language:

English

Author:

Gragnolati M, et al.

Publisher:

World Bank

Pages:

131

Description:

It has been more than 20 years since the 1988 Constitution formally established the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS), which established health as a fundamental right and duty of the state and started a process of fundamentally transforming Brazil’s health system. The report assesses whether the SUS reforms have transformed the health system as envisaged more than 20 years ago and whether the reforms have led to improved outcomes with regard to access to services, financial protection, and health status. [adapted from introduction]

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Geographic Focus

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