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Influence of health rights discourses and community organizing on equitable access to health: the case of HIV, tuberculosis and cancer in Peru
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: The right to health is recognized as a fundamental human right. Social participation is implied in the fulfillment of health rights since Alma Ata posited its relevance for successful health programs, although ...
The Amazon Hope: A qualitative and quantitative assessment of a mobile clinic ship in the Peruvian Amazon
(Public Library of Science, 2018)
The Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon faces many obstacles to health care delivery. The majority of the population is river-bound and lives below the poverty line, with some of the worst health indicators in Peru. To ...
Individual, Social and Institutional Vulnerabilities in the Premature Infant Care at Home
(2022-02-01)
The prematurity carries some difficulties for families during the preterm infant hospitalization, as well as, after hospital discharge. In this context, is required a specific knowledge about the preterm biological ...
Vulnerability of indigenous health to climate change: A case study of Uganda's Batwa Pygmies
(Elsevier, 2012)
The potential impacts of climate change on human health in sub-Saharan Africa are wide-ranging, complex, and largely adverse. The region's Indigenous peoples are considered to be at heightened risk given their relatively ...
Gender and the environmental health agenda: A qualitative study of policy, academic, and advocacy perspectives in Peru
(Elsevier, 2023)
Introduction Women, especially those living in low-and-middle-income countries experience increased exposure to and impacts of environmental threats. Peru is especially susceptible, with high levels of pollutants associated ...
Implementing Hospital Self-Management Policy in Chile: Health Professionals’ Perceptions
Hospitals have been considered a main component for health systemssuccess. Objective: To describe perceptions from hospital staff regarding the implementationof the hospital self-management policy in two highly complex ...
Visual and participatory research techniques: photo-elicitation and its potential to better inform public health about physical activity and eating behavior in underserved populations
(Springer, 2016)
Aim A healthier America depends on the development of strategies and interventions that are inclusive of and attentive to the needs of at-risk groups. This commentary seeks to contribute to the discussion of such interventions ...
Promoting the Participation of “Hard-to-Reach” Migrant Populations in Qualitative Public Health Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chile
(2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic has further deepened socioeconomic and health inequities worldwide, especially among populations experiencing social vulnerability, such as international
migrants. Sustained lockdowns and social ...
Towards an indigenous definition of health: an explorative study to understand the indigenous ecuadorian people's health and illness concepts
(2020)
Abstract Backgrounds An intercultural society facilitates equitable and respectful interrelations. Knowing and understanding each other’s sociocultural and linguitic contexts is a prerequisite for an intercultural society. ...