WHO director-general: Brazil is a global model for health care

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that Brazil’s public health care system, the SUS, serves as a global model by providing universal coverage to more than 200 million people. The statement was made during a visit to the Andaraí Federal Hospital in Rio de Janeiro’s northern zone on Monday (Jul. 27), alongside President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha, and state and municipal officials. Notícias…