Unified Health System
The Unified Health System (Portuguese: Sistema Único de Saúde, Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [sisˈtemɐ ˈuniku dʒi saˈudʒi]), better known by its acronym SUS (pronounced [sus]), is Brazil's publicly funded health care system. Created in 1990, the SUS is the largest government-run public health care system in the world, by number of beneficiaries/users (virtually 100% of the Brazilian population; 220 million people), land area coverage (8.5 million km2 (3.3 million sq mi)), and number of treatment centers in its affiliation network (with over 50,000 clinics).