Abstract:Brazil is the most populous country in the world with a public, universal, and entirely free health care system. The Brazilian Sistema Único de Saúde -SUS, created in 1988 with the principles of universality, equity and integrated care, provides primary, secondary and tertiary health care. In 2006, SUS established Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy-FHS) as the primary health care (PHC) strategy at the municipality level. This strategy provides a broad range of primary health care services deli… Show more
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