Healthcare Magazine December 2015 | Page 103

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for the development of joint proposals and activities to generate solutions for improved healthcare in Brazil and for the sustainability of the healthcare system .
The Healthcare Products Sector The health products industry is one of the most dynamic sectors in the world economy , with annual revenues estimated at US $ 350 billion ( 2014 ), with approximately 30,000 industries worldwide and employing more than one million .
The sector includes more than 10,000 product categories and approximately 1.5 million different items , according to the World Health Organization ( WHO ), ranging from the simplest to the most sophisticated
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