Rio gets $18m ortho implants boost in Brazilian battle on surgery backlog
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Brazilian health ministry has earmarked R$31.2m (US$18m) per year mainly for the purchase of orthopaedic implants for a new specialist hospital serving Rio de Janeiro state. The initiative is part of a national programme targeting hotspots of orthopaedic surgery waits totalling around 21,000 national health service (SUS) patients.