{"id":8407,"date":"2020-04-13T08:53:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T08:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=8407"},"modified":"2020-04-12T19:58:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T19:58:09","slug":"what-is-the-healthcare-system-like-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/what-is-the-healthcare-system-like-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the healthcare system like in Brazil?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bom dia a todos! Good morning, everyone! In recent months, news reports from around the world seem to be focused primarily on on the coronavirus pandemic updates. And one of the <\/span>medidas<\/span><\/i> (measures) taking effect in several countries is the quarantine and social isolation so that the so-called contagion curve decreases. All of these drastic actions that have greatly altered the way we live and behave are carried out in order not to overburden <\/span>os sistemas de sa\u00fade<\/span><\/i> (health systems). Different countries have different health systems, with their own specificities and <\/span>pol\u00edticas<\/span><\/i> (policies), which vary according to the reality of each nation. And Brazil is no exception, where SUS<\/strong>, an acronym for <\/span>Sistema \u00danico de Sa\u00fade<\/span><\/i> (Unified Health System), is the highest national institution in this regard. How about we get to know a little more about the Brazilian healthcare system?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Um leito de hospital do SUS (Ag\u00eancia Bras\u00edlia from Bras\u00edlia, Brasil \/ CC BY (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

Inspired by the British model of the National Health Service (NHS), where most of the financing of its actions is through <\/span>verba p\u00fablica <\/span><\/i>(public funds), that is, <\/span>impostos<\/span><\/i> (taxes) paid by the population, SUS was born in 1988 from an ambitious project of universal, <\/span>gratuito<\/span><\/i> (free) and unrestricted access to health throughout the national territory. It is important to note that in its trinta e dois<\/em> (32) years of existence, SUS was responsible for the<\/span> maior<\/span><\/i> (largest) worldwide vaccination program and that Brazil is the only country with over 100 million inhabitants that ensures <\/span>assist\u00eancia m\u00e9dica de gra\u00e7a para todos<\/span><\/i> (<\/span>free medical care for all), as a constitutional right of its <\/span>cidad\u00e3os<\/span><\/i> (citizens).<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it is undeniable that the Brazilian Unified Health System is no \u201c<\/span>mar de rosas<\/span><\/i>\u201d (bed of roses). It suffers from many problems as well, and the most common <\/span>reclama\u00e7\u00f5es<\/span><\/i> (complaints) are the precariousness of many of its <\/span>postos de atendimento<\/span><\/i> (service stations), lack of public investment, <\/span>filas longas<\/span><\/i> (long lines) and <\/span>tempo de espera <\/span><\/i>(waiting time). Either way, in a country with one of the highest levels of social inequality in the world, a health system that equally benefits everyone is very important, where everything can be done <\/span>sem custos<\/span><\/i> (free of charge), from simple blood pressure monitoring and distribution of <\/span>rem\u00e9dios<\/span><\/i> (medicines) for <\/span>doen\u00e7as cr\u00f4nicas <\/span><\/i>(chronic diseases), to more complex procedures like cancer or HIV treatment, hemodialysis or even organ transplants.<\/span><\/p>\n

And now you are probably wondering: as a tourist, student, migrant or even on a short business viagem<\/em> (trip) to Brazil, can <\/span>estrangeiros<\/span><\/i> (foreigners) be aided by the SUS program. Well, the answer is yes! The Brazilian <\/span>governo<\/span><\/i> (government) understands health as <\/span>um direito<\/span><\/i> (a right) of everyone finds themselves within national borders, with or without a residency <\/span>visto<\/span><\/i> (visa). So if you are in Brazil and in need of cuidados m\u00e9dicos<\/em> (health assistance), don’t forget about SUS.<\/span><\/p>\n

So how does the health system work in your country? Is it public and universal as it is here or is it based on the <\/span>sistema privado<\/span><\/i> (private system)? Be sure to tell us that below, in the comment box. <\/span>At\u00e9 a pr\u00f3xima e fiquem saud\u00e1veis! <\/span>See you next time and stay healthy!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Bom dia a todos! Good morning, everyone! In recent months, news reports from around the world seem to be focused primarily on on the coronavirus pandemic updates. And one of the medidas (measures) taking effect in several countries is the quarantine and social isolation so that the so-called contagion curve decreases. All of these drastic…<\/p>\n

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