Ancestral traditional medicine in the Ecuadorian health system
Within the health system of Ecuador, the complementarity of traditional ancestral medicine is promoted in the different institutions that comprise it, the state is responsible for guaranteeing traditional ancestral health practices through the recognition, respect and promotion of their knowledge an...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Sapienza Grupo Editorial |
| Repositorio: | Sapienza (Curitiba) |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.journals.sapienzaeditorial.com:article/587 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://journals.sapienzaeditorial.com/index.php/SIJIS/article/view/587 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Medicina Tradicional. Equador. Sistemas de Saúde. Cuidados Culturalmente Competentes. Educação Médica Medicine, Traditional. Ecuador. Health Systems. Culturally Competent Care. Education, Medical. Ecuador. Medicina Tradicional. Sistemas de Salud. Salud Intercultural. Educación Médica. |
| Resumo: | Within the health system of Ecuador, the complementarity of traditional ancestral medicine is promoted in the different institutions that comprise it, the state is responsible for guaranteeing traditional ancestral health practices through the recognition, respect and promotion of their knowledge and practices in pro to health care, approached by different Ecuadorian communities. Objective: To analyze the impact that traditional ancestral medicine has had on the Ecuadorian health system, and the changes in the system to achieve the link between traditional and ancestral medicine. Methods: Descriptive, retrospective study of documentary analysis, where regulations and legislation of the Republic of Ecuador were analyzed, as well as scientific articles published in different databases for an approximation or scientific evidence of the objective of the study. Findings: In Ecuador, traditional medicine is highly relevant according to each belonging community, thus treating various physical, spiritual or psychological ailments, implementing different methods or therapies to address them. Final considerations: Despite the fact that the inclusion of ancestral practices is implemented in their policies, both the communities and the health professionals have limitations in linking Traditional-ancestral medicine with conventional medicine. |
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