A new approach to community health

Maj-Lis Follér

Social Science & Medicine, 1989, vol. 28, issue 8, 811-818

Abstract: This article deals with the local health care among the Shipibo-Conibo in eastern Peru. A project called AMETRA--application of traditional medicine--is functioning in the area. The aim of AMETRA is to give courses and stimulate co-operation between traditional medical practice and Western medicine. The solutions to the health problems are seen in direct relation to the socio-economic structure and to the environmental prerequisites. The aim and purposes of AMETRA are described and analysed. It is proposed that the two medical systems should co-operate in such a manner that their complementary nature is emphasized and fully utilized.

Keywords: traditional; medicine; Shipibo-Conibo; community; health; Amazonia; co-operation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989
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