La práctica de la medicina tradicional en América Latina y el Caribe: el dilema entre regulación y tolerancia

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contents La práctica de la medicina tradicional en América Latina y el Caribe: el dilema entre regulación y tolerancia Gustavo Nigenda Gerardo Mora Flores Salvador Aldama López Emanuel Orozco Nuñez Salud health legislation Latin America Key words: traditional medicine Objective. This paper characterizes the current stage oftraditional medicine in nine countries of Latin America andthe Caribbean. Material and methods. This qualitativestudy was conducted between March and December 1998.Data were collected on the components of traditionalhealth systems in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean,by means of a network of individuals and institutionsfrom different countries that acted as expertinformants from different specialty areas. Results. Findingsfrom the analysis of traditional medicine regulation arepresented in three groups: a) Countries with some developmentsin the area of legislation; b) Countries where legislationis underway; and, c) Countries with no legislationor incipient regulation. Conclusions. Several stages of traditionalmedical practice legislation are found in the region.This heterogeneity shows the complexity involved in regulatingthe practice of providers with low levels of formaltraining, with different therapeutic practices, and with customsthat are frequently difficult to include within the standardsof the official health system. These findings are importantfor designing and implementing healthcare policies to adequatetraditional medical practices to the needs of populationsthat commonly use them. The English version of thispaper is available at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2001 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643108 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.43
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spellingShingle La práctica de la medicina tradicional en América Latina y el Caribe: el dilema entre regulación y tolerancia
Gustavo Nigenda
Salud
health
legislation
Latin America
Key words: traditional medicine
La práctica de la medicina tradicional en América Latina y el Caribe: el dilema entre regulación y tolerancia Gustavo Nigenda Gerardo Mora Flores Salvador Aldama López Emanuel Orozco Nuñez Salud health legislation Latin America Key words: traditional medicine Objective. This paper characterizes the current stage oftraditional medicine in nine countries of Latin America andthe Caribbean. Material and methods. This qualitativestudy was conducted between March and December 1998.Data were collected on the components of traditionalhealth systems in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean,by means of a network of individuals and institutionsfrom different countries that acted as expertinformants from different specialty areas. Results. Findingsfrom the analysis of traditional medicine regulation arepresented in three groups: a) Countries with some developmentsin the area of legislation; b) Countries where legislationis underway; and, c) Countries with no legislationor incipient regulation. Conclusions. Several stages of traditionalmedical practice legislation are found in the region.This heterogeneity shows the complexity involved in regulatingthe practice of providers with low levels of formaltraining, with different therapeutic practices, and with customsthat are frequently difficult to include within the standardsof the official health system. These findings are importantfor designing and implementing healthcare policies to adequatetraditional medical practices to the needs of populationsthat commonly use them. The English version of thispaper is available at: http://www.insp.mx/salud/index.html 2001 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643108 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.43
title La práctica de la medicina tradicional en América Latina y el Caribe: el dilema entre regulación y tolerancia
topic Salud
health
legislation
Latin America
Key words: traditional medicine
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643108