Data: 17/08/2023

As part of the implementation of the National Policy for Midwives of the Four Peoples of Guatemala (2021–2025), the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) has developed regional demonstrative events to promote medicinal and nutritious plant gardens. These events involved the participation of midwives, traditional healers, community-based organizations, and health professionals, ...
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Data: 17/08/2023

Through Ministerial Agreement 164-2023, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) of Guatemala approved the “Guide to Intercultural Dialogues in Health” as a tool to promote active participation and coordination between the official health system and the health systems of the Maya, Garífuna, Xinka, and Mestizo/Ladino peoples. The guide’s main objective is to address health...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity (GRUN) of Nicaragua, through Law 774 – Law on Natural Medicine, Complementary Therapies, and Natural Products – promotes the institutionalization, regulation, and protection of the collective and individual practice of natural medicine and complementary therapies. The Institute of Natural Medicine and Complementary Therapies (IMNTC) has train...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The Ministry of Health of Nicaragua, through the Institute of Natural Medicine and Complementary Therapies (IMNTC), promotes the articulation of the Family and Community Health Model (MOSAFC) with the Ancestral Traditional Medicine of Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples. This initiative is supported by Law 759 – Ancestral Traditional Medicine Law – which protects the right to individual and...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The poster presents the work of the National Institute of Health of Peru (INS) in promoting intercultural health and developing policies on traditional and complementary medicine through the National Center for Intercultural Health (CENSI). It highlights institutional actions aimed at recognizing and safeguarding traditional knowledge, ensuring the safe use of medicinal plants, strengthening inter...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This scientific poster presents a participatory cross-sectional study conducted among Amazonian indigenous communities in Peru to investigate factors influencing adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Applying the SMAQ questionnaire and an ad-hoc instrument for sociodemographic variables, the study identified that only 28.8% of participants reported complete adherence to ART. Key associated fa...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This infographic presents the institutional research priorities in traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) in Peru for the period 2022–2026. Based on a participatory and systematic methodology, the process included virtual meetings and questionnaires with experts, managers, researchers, and civil society. The result is a list of five strategic objectives and 41 prioritized research areas. T...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The Intercultural Health Dialogue (IHD) is a methodology promoted by the Ministry of Health of Peru to strengthen coordination between health services and communities—especially among indigenous and Afro-Peruvian populations—for culturally relevant and participatory healthcare. Since 2014, the IHD has addressed a range of health priorities, including HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, chronic malnutrition...
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Data: 17/08/2023

This poster outlines the implementation and development of Complementary Medicine (CM) in Peru’s public health system, specifically through EsSalud. It highlights CM’s holistic, biopsychosocial, and spiritual approach, aligned with WHO recommendations. EsSalud began offering CM services 25 years ago and has since been recognized by PAHO/WHO as a Collaborating Center. The system includes centra...
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Data: 17/08/2023

The poster presents the timeline and main contributions of EsSalud (Peru’s Social Health Insurance) as a PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Traditional and Complementary Medicine, designated in 2019. It outlines key collaborative goals with WHO, such as generating evidence and information for the integration of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine into health systems, and improvin...
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