This article aims to analyze the use of contracting as a tool for the management of Primary Health Care in the county of Curitiba. The method used was the analysis of secondary data, produced by the World Bank on research conducted in 2005, regarding the management of primary health care. The contracting was considered important in the organization of the work process, being useful for identifying and solving problems, to establishing priorities, and mutual commitments between professionals, managers and the public. However, there are still gaps in the fulfillment of the agreed management and in the process of negotiation of goals.
Contracts; Primary Health Care; Health management; Negotiation