Perceptions of Ecuadorian indigenous healers on their relationship with the formal health care system

Subtitle:barriers and opportunities

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.

Publication year:2021

Keywords:A1 Journal article

Accessibility:Open