Political struggles for a universal health system in Brazil: successes and limits in the reduction of inequalities

Abstract Background Brazil is a populous high/middle-income country, characterized by deep economic and social inequalities. Like most other Latin American nations, Brazil constructed a health system that included, on the one hand, public health programs and, on the other, social insurance healthcar...

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Main Authors: Cristiani Vieira Machado, Gulnar Azevedo e Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0523-5