Inclusion of traditional Maya healing in health care
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2009
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Traditional medicine continues to play an important role in health care throughout the world. In some areas, it is the only health care available. The Q’eqchi’ (also ‘Kekchi’) Healers Association (QHA), an organized group of traditional Q’eqchi’ Maya healers, collaborated specifically for this study. The ethnobotanical garden infrastructure and traditional medicine practice is well organized and utilized. Traditional healing acts as primary healthcare in rural villages; healers are sought after with regard to key issues such as inflammation, diabetes, mental health, and maternal health. As family and community care givers, women are often managers of healthcare and work closely with the healers.
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Appendix 4 of final report
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IDRC Final Report
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TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, MEDICINAL PLANTS, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, BELIZE