Best practices in intercultural health: five case studies in Latin America.
The practice of integrating western and traditional indigenous medicine is fast becoming an accepted and more widely used approach in health care systems throughout the world. However, debates about intercultural health approaches have raised significant concerns. This paper reports findings of five case studies on intercultural health in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Suriname. It presents summary information on each case study, comparatively analyzes the initiatives following four main analytical themes, and examines the case studies against a series of the best practice criteria.
Mignone
Javier
J
Department of Family Social Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, University of Manitoba, 307 Human Ecology Bldg,, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada. mignonej@ms.umanitoba.ca
Bartlett
Judith
J
O'Neil
John
J
Orchard
Treena
T
D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D019985:Benchmarking; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006303:Health Services, Indigenous / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007843:Latin America; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care