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Brazil Improves Device Assessment for National Health System

June 8, 2011
A new Brazilian law requires using protocols and guidelines as part of enhanced assessment processes to increase access to medical devices through the country’s national health system, the Sistema Unico de Saude System (SUS). Law 12.401, proposed by Brazil President Dilma Rousseff, which aims to improve the inclusion of devices in the SUS, will be implemented within the next six months. It will improve access to high-quality devices that adhere to criteria based on clinical protocols and therapeutic guidelines created by health professionals from different SUS provisions, according to Latin America and Spain analyst for IHS Global Insight Ruben Gennero.
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