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
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.
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