Challenges for the universal access to medicines in Brazil – brief comments from civil society
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In Brazil, the right to health was established in 1988 Federal Constitution as a right for all citizens that should be provided by State through social and economic policies. This was the basis for the formulation and implementation of the Unified Health System (SUS), a public system which considered the universality of access to health services in all levels, the integrality of care, the equality of care – without any kind of prejudice or privileges -, the community participation, and a decentralized management.
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