Analyzing STD and Aids control policies among brazilian indigenous population
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Santos, V. L. dos, Bemúdez, X. P., Toledo, L. M. de, Cruz, M. M., & Moreira, E. (2010). Analyzing STD and Aids control policies among brazilian indigenous population. Tempus – Actas De Saúde Coletiva, 4(2), Pág. 89–100. https://doi.org/10.18569/tempus.v4i2.794

Abstract

By consulting secondary data and official information from the Department of STD, AIDS, and Viral Hepatitis of the Ministry of Health, this article analyses the National Health Policy of Indigenous People, particularly, the national health policy that has been implemented regarding STD/HIV/ AIDS control within the Indigenous Special Health Districts. Even though the relevant improvement regarding featuring the epidemic scenario among the indigenous people, the most urgent challenge today is the harmonization of public policies in health with cultural forms of life of these different ethnic groups, its vulnerabilities and the comprehension of the singularities due to cultural alterity.
https://doi.org/10.18569/tempus.v4i2.794
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