Brazilian QualiSUS programme promises medtech spend
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Brazilian health ministry is promising upfront investments in medical equipment in support of a "priority initiative" to monitor standards of delivery in specific areas of healthcare. The QualiSUS programme - "qualification of delivery" in the national health system (SUS) - was launched earlier this month in Rio de Janeiro state. Investments will focus primarily on better A&E services, the bolstering of basic procedures to reduce outpatient backlogs, guaranteed access to specialist consultations and "mid-complexity" procedures, including maternity.