Sistema Único de Saúde

The Sistema Único de Saúde (Portuguese pronunciation: [sis.ˈte.mɐ ˈu.ni.ku dʒi sa.ˈu.dʒi], Unified Health System), better known by the acronym SUS, is Brazil's publicly funded health care system. SUS was created in 1990, and since then went through many revisions and reorganizations with the objective of better organizing its scope, reach and decentralizing its hierarchy. The system is entirely free of any cost, for any person, including foreigners.

Sistema Único de Saúde

The Sistema Único de Saúde (Portuguese pronunciation: [sis.ˈte.mɐ ˈu.ni.ku dʒi sa.ˈu.dʒi], Unified Health System), better known by the acronym SUS, is Brazil's publicly funded health care system. SUS was created in 1990, and since then went through many revisions and reorganizations with the objective of better organizing its scope, reach and decentralizing its hierarchy. The system is entirely free of any cost, for any person, including foreigners.