According to the constitutional guidelines of the Unified Health System (SUS), actions and health services must be decentralized in order to serve ...

According to the constitutional guidelines of the Unified Health System (SUS), actions and health services must be decentralized in order to serve the entire Brazilian population, under the sole command of the Ministry of Health. The statement is false. According to the constitutional guidelines of SUS, actions and health services must be decentralized, meaning that responsibilities and resources should be shared among the different levels of government (federal, state, and municipal), with the aim of ensuring access and quality of healthcare services for the population. The Ministry of Health plays a coordinating role, but the implementation and management of health services are shared among the different levels of government.