This is a quantitative study to describe and to analyse the type of organization and structure of the net of public health services aiming the aged in the cities of São Paulo (Brazil) and Barcelona (Spain). The aging in Barcelona is an older phenomenon than it is in São Paulo, and the net of services in that Spanish city has a much more biology-related dynamics. On the other hand, São Paulo has a better structure as to the primary attention to health, but at the same time its availability of services for the aged is reduced. The results point to the possibility of exchange of sanitary experiences through partnership, in spite of the distinct realities.
The aged's health; Net of sanitary services through partnership; The aged
