The present article aims to highlight the main challenges faced by the teams of mobile
emergency healthcare in delivering care to riverside and maritime regions of Brazil.
Considering the continental dimensions of the Brazilian territory, its socio-cultural diversity,
regional economic disparities, and other complexities, several challenges are faced in order
to ensure universal and comprehensive coverage of the Brazilian Unified Health System
(SUS).In Brazil the mobile emergency services are entitled to the so-called SAMU …