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Health care system

The constitution of 1988 and the Organic Health Law (Lei Orgânica de Saúde) of 1990 universalized access to medical care, unified the public health system supported by the Ministry of Health and the National Institute for Medical Assistance and Social Security (Instituto Nacional de Assistência Médica da Previdência Social--INAMPS), and decentralized the management and organization of health services from the federal to the state and, especially, municipal level.

The constitution grants all Brazilian citizens the right to procure free medical assistance from public as well as private providers reimbursed by the government. While the public domain oversees basic and preventive health care, the private nonprofit and for-profit health care sector delivers the bulk of medical services, including government-subsidized inpatient care.

Product registration at health authorities:

Figures

General information (estimation 2004)
Population (mio)
182
Population growth
1.15%
GDP (mia USD)
558.4
GDP growth
3.5%
Budget Saldo
(% of GDP)
-4.3%


Links:
Medical Device Regulatory Requirements (US Department of Commerce)

Contacts:
Ministry of Health
Ministerio da Saude
Esplanada dos Ministerios - Bloco G, 5o. Andar
70058-900 Brasilia/ DF-Brazil
Homepage: http://portal.saude.gov.br/saude/

Swiss representations:
Swiss Business Hub Brazil c/o Consulado geral da Suíça
Av. Paulista 1754, 4° andar
Edificio Grande Avenida
BR-01310-200 São Paulo / SP
Phone: +55 (0)11 33 72 82 00
Fax: +55 (0)11 32 53 57 16

Latinoamerican chamber of commerce in Switzerland
8001 Zurich
Phone: +41 (0)44 272 08 52
Fax: +41 (0)44 219 79 15
Homepage: www.latcam.ch

Camara de Comercio Suiça-Brasileira
Av. das Naçoes Unidas, 13.797
BIoco II, 21 andar
04794-000 Sao Paulo
Phone: +55 (0)11 55 074 947
Fax: +55 (0)11 55054255

Swiss embassy
SES, Avenida das Nações
Lote 41
70448-900 Brasilia D F
Phone: +55 (0)61 443 55 00
Fax: +55 (0)61 443 57 11
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