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Displaying 6 of about 6 resultsThis SSHAP brief discusses key considerations for COVID-19 response and recovery, with a particular focus on the Amazon region of South America. Indigenous peoples have experienced heightened vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic and face disproportionately high COVID-19 mortality. To better address these vulnerabilities, it is critical to adapt CO…
By Peace A. Medie, Adriana Biney, Amanda Coffie et al.
As infections and the death toll for the new coronavirus pandemic mount, African countries have introduced measures to reduce the spread, raise awareness among communities and gain citizens’ compliance. But the potential contribution of traditional leaders has mostly not been considered. This is d…
The Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster Risk Reduction Network, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization cordially invite you to a webinar on indigenous communities and Disaster Risk Reduction.
Panellists
Dr Ciro Ugarte, Pan American Health Organization
Jessica Leston, MPH, MD, Clinical Programs Director, Northwest Portl…
By Misha Hussain
Macenta - In a land where witchcraft is sought after more than science for curing illness, medicine men in Guinea say the Ebola epidemic would be over by now if they had been properly included in the outbreak response.
From broken bones to impotence to madness, these traditional healers say they have a potion, spell or touch for many…
This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 and the associated restrictions on Stolen Generations survivors. It highlights how the restrictions aimed at protecting survivors are at the same time negatively impacting their physical and mental health and wellbeing. As with previous pandemics, there was considerable concern that COVID-19 would dispropo…
KOBE – The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the global roadmap to reduce disaster losses and strengthening the processes for doing so by 2030, highlights the pivotal role of stakeholders working in science, engineering, technology, and innovation (SETI). In particular, it states that science and traditional knowledge are…