Cooperação estruturante em saúde e o papel das redes na CPLP

The article presents the context of emergence of the structural cooperation in health, within which the role and activities of the Health Structuring Networks of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries / Comunidade dos Paises de Lingua Portuguesa (CPLP) are noteworthy, replacing the traditional North-South cooperation, focused on vertical programs. Subsequently, the authors address historical aspects of the formulation of the Strategic Plan for Cooperation in Health of the CPLP, the objectives of the Networks - Network of National Public Health Institutes / Rede de Institutos Nacionais de Saude Publica (RINSP), Network of National Schools of Public Health / Rede de Escolas Nacionais de Saude Publica (RESP) and Network of Technical Schools in Health /Rede de Escolas Tecnicas em Saude (RETS) – as well as their prospect of structural operation together with the health systems and the science and technology in health systems of member countries. Finally, they point out the challenges and prospects that are presented in the development and programming of the next PECS-CPLP cycle (2017-2020).