Perceptions of Ecuadorian indigenous healers on their relationship with the formal health care system: barriers and opportunities
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2021
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Abstract
The new paradigm of intercultural policies focuses on rethinking the common public culture. In Ecuador, the “Buen Vivir” plan seeks to incorporate the ancestral medical knowledge, experience and beliefs of traditional healers into the formal health services. This study explores views on the formal health system from the perspective of the healers belonging to the Kichwa and Shuar ethnicities in the South of Ecuador.
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El nuevo paradigma de las políticas interculturales se centra en repensar la cultura pública común. En Ecuador, el plan “ Buen Vivir ” busca incorporar los conocimientos médicos ancestrales, la experiencia y las creencias de los curanderos tradicionales a los servicios formales de salud. Este estudio explora visiones sobre el sistema formal de salud desde la perspectiva de los curanderos pertenecientes a las etnias kichwa y shuar del sur del Ecuador.
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Latin America, Indigenous, Ecuador, Cultural skills, Relationship, Intercultural health and traditional healers