Abstract

BASTIDAS, Gilberto; BAEZ, María  and  BASTIDAS, Daniel. South American indigenous peoples and interculturality in the COVID-19 pandemic. Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2022, vol.20, n.1, pp.110-117. ISSN 1812-9528.  https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2022.020.01.110.

Uncertainty is the rule in the health approach to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic in indigenous peoples in many countries in the south of the American continent. This is where intercultural relevance has a place as a necessary tool to bring the scientific-technological or biological world closer together to the culture of each people, that is, to the dynamic construction of beliefs, knowledge, thoughts and practices or behaviors learned in their relationship with the environment and peers, in order to achieve a minimum agreement in the treatment of emerging pathologies, and therefore, not included in health programs and that can be devastating for these sectors due to their worse conditions to face it. Intercultural relevance, a transcendental issue today, is believed to be the strategy with which States can fully apply their Magna Carta in health matters, since many recognize the social, political and economic organization that governs indigenous peoples, and particularly their cultural and religious customs, their language and habitat.

Keywords : indigenous peoples; intercultural; COVID-19; pandemic; health programs.

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