South-South Cooperation: Brazilian experiences in South America and Africa.
Over recent years Brazil has played an increasingly active role internationally, the result of its model of integration and its foreign policy directives. The health sector is a valuable and strategic area for Brazilian technical cooperation to achieve various objectives, including its development goals. This article describes the main directives of Brazilian foreign policy, conceptually defining and characterizing South-South Cooperation, illustrated through an analysis of two Brazilian technical cooperation initiatives in healthcare: one in South America, the other in Africa. The study concludes that, irrespective of the interests and power asymmetries existing in South-South Cooperation, the objectives of this cooperation were achieved through the technical work.
Nucleus of Studies in Bioethics and Diplomacy, Fiocruz, Brasília, DF, Brazil, defreitasroberta@gmail.com.
Roberta de Freitas
Rde F
Santos
International Relations Advisory Service, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, Brasília, DF, Brazil, mateus.cerqueira@anvisa.gov.br.
Mateus Rodrigues
MR
Cerqueira
D000349:Africa; D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D007391:International Cooperation; D013020:South America; D014944:World Health Organization