Indigenous Health Care In Guatemala

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Expanding Indigenous Health Care in Guatemala - The Borgen …

(2 days ago) Several groups are working to eliminate these barriers to health care access in Guatemala, particularly among the indigenous populations. The local nonprofit, Mayan Families, aims to provide“world-class care to patients free of charge, including primary care, health education, specialist referrals and all … See more

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

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The Right to Health in Indigenous Guatemala: …

(2 days ago) WEBEvolution of Guatemala’s health care system. The health care system accessible to indigenous Guatemalans is currently an …

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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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. …

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

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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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Reducing inequities in maternal and child health in rural …

(5 days ago) WEBIn Guatemala, Indigenous women have a maternal mortality ratio over twice that of non-Indigenous women. Long-standing marginalization of Indigenous …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-022-01758-6

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Making the health system work by and for Indigenous …

(1 days ago) WEBInequities in indigenous peoples’ health persist, reflecting the continued disadvantage and discriminatory attitudes experienced by indigenous people worldwide that affect their use of health services.1 2 …

https://www.bmj.com/content/363/bmj.k4677

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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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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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Defending the Right to Health in Guatemala: …

(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 continues to advise the health defenders in …

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

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Expectations of health care quality among rural Maya villagers in

(4 days ago) WEBHealth care in Maya Guatemala: confronting medical pluralism in a developing country. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press; 2007. Google Scholar …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-017-0547-5

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Modernizing Traditional Maternal Care in Guatemala Think …

(9 days ago) WEBAiding traditional Comadronas to provide quality care to indigenous mothers. A Mayan woman arrives at an event celebrating International Women's Day, in …

https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/modernizing-traditional-maternal-care-guatemala

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Indigenous language and inequitable maternal health care, …

(3 days ago) WEBCharacteristics of indigenous and non-indigenous people and maternal health care, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and the Plurinational State of Bolivia, 2010 and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307509/

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Insights from Guatemala: Improving Indigenous Women’s …

(2 days ago) WEBThe highlands of Guatemala are home to vibrant indigenous Mam and K’iche’ communities that have unique customs and traditions, including when it comes to …

https://msh.org/story/insights-from-guatemala-improving-indigenous-womens-maternal-health-through-a-blended-model-of-care/

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Abuse and discrimination towards indigenous people in public …

(4 days ago) WEBPublic healthcare services are the main source of care of the indigenous population in Guatemala. However, public facilities are chronically underfunded, have …

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

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I’ve Seen How Hard COVID-19 Has Hit Guatemala’s Indigenous …

(1 days ago) WEBThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous communities, alongside communities living with poverty and other marginalized groups, have been …

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/walter-flores-guatemala-indigenous-needs-COVID-19/

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Strengthening Antenatal Care for Indigenous Women in Guatemala

(8 days ago) WEBOverview. Guatemala’s national maternal mortality ratio of 88 deaths per 100,000 live births is the sixth highest in the Americas. In the Quetzaltenango department, indigenous …

https://msh.org/projects/strengthening-antenatal-care-for-indigenous-women-in-guatemala/

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Indigenous Health and Migration in Guatemala ReVista

(Just Now) WEBIndigenous Health and Migration in Guatemala. by Amelia Tyson Apr 28, 2022. Three weeks into filming a documentary in Guatemala about migration, and I am …

https://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/indigenous-health-and-migration-in-guatemala/

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

(1 days ago) WEBDespite having a large population, more than half of Guatemalan citizens live in chronic poverty, leaving them vulnerable to subpar healthcare services and a lack of …

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

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Abuse and discrimination towards indigenous people in public …

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

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27177690/

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

(8 days ago) WEB3 Mar 2022. Coban, Guatemala – Doctor Ricardo Valdez hikes up a steep, worn path towards a series of makeshift wooden houses with rusted steel roofs in a small …

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

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Adults’ Experiences with Type 2 Diabetes in Rural Guatemala: A

(4 days ago) WEBIn the area of cancer care in Guatemala, Bowers C, et al. Determining adult type 2 diabetes-related health care needs in an indigenous population from rural Guatemala: …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10361624/

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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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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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RBC and Dalhousie partner to transform health‑care education

(Just Now) WEBBreaking barriers in health care. In Atlantic Canada and the rest of the country, waitlists to access health care are long, but particularly acute for underserved …

https://www.dal.ca/news/2024/05/17/dalhousie-rbc-foundation-health-pathways.html

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Fake rehab centers fleeced Arizona taxpayers, victimized Indigenous

(3 days ago) WEBPHOENIX — Criminals masquerading as health providers defrauded Arizona taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars and victimized Indigenous …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/16/fake-rehab-centers-fleeced-arizona-taxpayers-victimized-indigenous/70225653007/

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