A new approach to community health.
This article deals with the local health care among the Shipibo-Conibo in eastern Peru. A project called AMETRA--application of traditional medicine--is functioning in the area. The aim of AMETRA is to give courses and stimulate co-operation between traditional medical practice and Western medicine. The solutions to the health problems are seen in direct relation to the socio-economic structure and to the environmental prerequisites. The aim and purposes of AMETRA are described and analysed. It is proposed that the two medical systems should co-operate in such a manner that their complementary nature is emphasized and fully utilized.
Follér
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Department of Human Ecology, Göteborg University, Sweden.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003153:Community Health Services; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D010568:Peru; D008517:Phytotherapy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors