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Indigenous Health and Migration in Guatemala

(6 days ago) WEBCarmen Rosa Benitez (right) of 32 Volcanes holds a health consultation with a patient (left), a Mam Indigenous woman, at the day clinic in San Juan Ostuncalco, Guatemala. Image by Amelia Tyson. Guatemala, …

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/indigenous-health-and-migration-guatemala

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The Right to Health in Indigenous Guatemala: …

(2 days ago) WEBAlthough Guatemala’s indigenous population had certainly been active in armed resistance to State-led violence in the 1960s, it …

https://www.hhrjournal.org/2015/08/the-right-to-health-in-indigenous-guatemala-prevailing-historical-structures-in-the-context-of-health-care/

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Through our own eyes and voices: The experiences of those “left …

(3 days ago) WEBIndigenous women in Guatemala that endured gendered crime during the civil war are still subject to many forms of violence in their home communities

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9062241/

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‘Abandons its people’: Guatemala’s malnutrition crisis …

(8 days ago) WEBGuatemala’s malnutrition crisis, which experts say stems from structural inequalities across the country, has been worsened by the pandemic and the aftermath of hurricanes Eta and Iota in 2020

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/3/abandons-its-people-guatemalas-malnutrition-crisis-deepens

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Guatemala's rural and indigenous communities are hit hardest by …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mayan communities of Guatemala are among the world's most vulnerable when it comes to COVID-19 due to many factors, including their centuries …

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/05/1059603081/guatemalas-rural-and-indigenous-communities-are-hit-hardest-by-covid-19

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Fighting for indigenous rights in Guatemala OHCHR

(7 days ago) WEBFighting for indigenous rights in Guatemala. 09 August 2021. Alba Verónica Yacabalquiej is a member of the Maya-K'iche' indigenous peoples in Guatemala. The …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/stories/2021/08/fighting-indigenous-rights-guatemala

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Abuse and discrimination towards indigenous people in public …

(4 days ago) WEBBackground Health inequalities disproportionally affect indigenous people in Guatemala. Previous studies have noted that the disadvantageous situation of …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-016-0367-z

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Reducing inequities in maternal and child health in rural …

(3 days ago) WEBInequalities in terms of health status and access to health care services are reflected in the following indicators: 61% of Indigenous children in Guatemala are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9976357/

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‘Wisdom’ of Guatemala’s indigenous people needed for …

(4 days ago) WEBThe wisdom and knowledge of indigenous people in Guatemala is central to the realization of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, targets agreed by …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/08/1070862

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Guatemala must break cycle of discrimination against indigenous …

(4 days ago) WEBGuatemala indigenous peoples. GENEVA (11 May 2018) – UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has expressed …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2018/05/guatemala-must-break-cycle-discrimination-against-indigenous-peoples-says-un

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Improving Culturally Appropriate Care in Guatemala: …

(9 days ago) WEBPosted on September 15, 2021 September 14, 2021. By: Yeeun Lee, Master's Student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Research Assistant at the Maternal Health Task Force Indigenous …

https://www.mhtf.org/2021/09/15/improving-culturally-appropriate-care-in-guatemala-the-role-of-comadronas-and-parteras/

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Expanding Indigenous Health Care in Guatemala - The Borgen …

(2 days ago) WEBGovernment Funding. According to Guatemala’s constitution, access to health care is a human right, however, lack of funding in rural areas excludes …

https://borgenproject.org/indigenous-health-care-in-guatemala/

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Defending the Right to Health in Guatemala: Reflections of Two

(4 days ago) WEBIn October 2019, the CEGSS staff elected Benilda to succeed CEGSS’ founder, Walter Flores, as executive director of the organization, effective January 1, 2020. She also …

https://accountabilityresearch.org/publication/defending-the-right-to-health-in-guatemala-reflections-of-two-indigenous-women-on-the-frontlines/

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The Other Americans: Guatemala’s Indigenous Communities Are …

(3 days ago) WEBNearly 70 percent of the population of Guatemala is outside of the formal economy. Amid the increase in poverty, malnutrition among children has exploded, …

https://progressive.org/latest/guatemala-indigenous-fight-for-rights-abbott-210915/

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Vulnerabilities and Collective Care: Indigenous Guatemalan and …

(2 days ago) WEBThis article contributes to scholarly and policy conversations about diasporic Indigenous peoples from Mexico and Guatemala and forms of discrimination, through …

https://online.ucpress.edu/msem/article/39/1/117/195500/Vulnerabilities-and-Collective-Care-Indigenous

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Ethnic Inequality in Guatemalan Women’s Use of Modern …

(8 days ago) WEBGuatemala lags behind most Latin American countries that have undergone demographic and epidemiological transitions in fertility and maternal and child …

https://www.guttmacher.org/journals/ipsrh/2012/ethnic-inequality-guatemalan-womens-use-modern-reproductive-health-care

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Repression, Resistance, and Indigenous Rights in Guatemala

(7 days ago) WEBThe wealthiest 10 percent of Guatemalans earn 47.5 percent of national income, while less than 20 percent is allocated to the poorest 60 percent. Indigenous …

https://www.americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/repression-resistance-and-indigenous-rights-in-guatemala/

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The Indigenous World 2024: Guatemala - IWGIA - International …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Indigenous World 2024: Guatemala Written on 22 March 2024. Posted in Guatemala. Indigenous people continue to lag behind Guatemalan society as a whole in terms of …

https://www.iwgia.org/en/guatemala/5384-iw-2024-guatemala.html

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Health United Nations For Indigenous Peoples - الأمم المتحدة

(1 days ago) WEBThe gap in life expectancy between indigenous and non-indigenous people in years is: Guatemala 13; Panama 10; Mexico 6; Nepal 20; Australia 20; Canada 17; New Zealand …

https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/mandated-areas1/health.html

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Indigenous World 2020: Guatemala - International Work Group for

(2 days ago) WEBIndigenous World 2020: Guatemala Written on 11 May 2020. above all with regard to health, education, work and income, these inequalities being even greater when it …

https://www.iwgia.org/en/guatemala/3622-iw-2020-guatemala.html

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The Indigenous World 2021: Guatemala - IWGIA

(2 days ago) WEBBeyond the pandemic. In October and November 2020, the Central American region was devastated by hurricanes Eta and Iota, wreaking havoc on the people and their …

https://www.iwgia.org/en/guatemala/4220-iw-2021-guatemala.html

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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY - U.S.

(9 days ago) WEB1.2/2.1 Indigenous . Indigenous peoples’ issues included in Guatemalan policy processes. GOAL: Increased self-reliance through greater inclusion of indigenous …

https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/USAID_Guatemalas_Indigenous_Peoples_Engagement_Strategy.pdf

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A Fragmented System: A Look Into Guatemala's Healthcare Gap

(1 days ago) WEBGuatemala currently has a fragmented system, making it extremely difficult to provide care to all its citizens. The nation's healthcare system is divided between the …

https://www.bostonpoliticalreview.org/post/a-fragmented-system-a-look-into-guatemala-s-healthcare-gap

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UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Bhutan, Egypt, …

(1 days ago) WEBGENEVA (30 May 2024) - The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) today issued its findings on Bhutan, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Mali, Namibia, Paraguay …

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/05/un-child-rights-committee-publishes-findings-bhutan-egypt-estonia-georgia

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Ministers and high-level health authorities of the Americas discuss

(5 days ago) WEBGeneva, May 28, 2024 (PAHO/WHO) – Ministers of health and high-level health authorities from the Americas have come together this week for the 77th World …

https://www.paho.org/en/news/28-5-2024-ministers-and-high-level-health-authorities-americas-discuss-future-pandemic

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