Durante las décadas de 1980, 1990 y primeros años del 2.000 surgieron y se desarrollaron en la mayoría de los países de América Latina diversas propuestas y acciones de salud intercultural, que buscaron articular el sector salud y la biomedicina con la medicina tradicional a través de establecer relaciones paralelas, tratando de reducir o eliminar las relaciones de exclusión, de subordinación y de hegemonía/subalternidad dominantes entre las mismas. Dichas propuestas tuvieron dos objetivos básicos:1) contribuir a la rehabilitación cultural de los grupos étnicos demostrando la eficacia cultural y técnica de la medicina tradicional; y 2) mejorar la relación personal de salud biomédico/paciente indígena. En este texto se analizan las causas que condujeron al fracaso o escaso impacto de las propuestas y acciones de salud intercultural.
Palavras-chave:
salud intercultural, medicina tradicional, biomedicina, movimientos étnicos, ideología.
Abstract:
During the decade of 1980 and 1990 and the early 2000 emerged and developed in most Latinamericans countries various proposals and actions in intercultural health. This tryed to articulate health sector and biomedicine with traditional medicine, by means of ‘parallel’ relationships; that is, trying to reduce or eliminate exclusion relations,subordination and hegemony subalternity beteween them. This proposals had two basic objectives:1)to contribute to the culture rehabilitation of ethnic groups showing effectiveness of traditional medicine, and 2) to improve relations between biomedical staff/indigenous patient. In this paper are analyzed the causes which led to limited impact or even failure of proposals and actions of intercultural health.
Salud intercultural: propuestas, acciones y fracasos.
Resumo (abstract):
During the decade of 1980 and 1990 and the early 2000 emerged and developed in most Latinamericans countries various proposals and actions in intercultural health. This tryed to articulate health sector and biomedicine with traditional medicine, by means of ‘parallel’ relationships; that is, trying to reduce or eliminate exclusion relations,subordination and hegemony subalternity beteween them. This proposals had two basic objectives:1)to contribute to the culture rehabilitation of ethnic groups showing effectiveness of traditional medicine, and 2) to improve relations between biomedical staff/indigenous patient. In this paper are analyzed the causes which led to limited impact or even failure of proposals and actions of intercultural health.
Menéndez, EL. Salud intercultural: propuestas, acciones y fracasos.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/mar). [Citado em 10/05/2025].
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