TIKS4DRR

Including traditional healing in modern medicine

Location

Place : Central Nicaragua
 
Country : Nicaragua
 
Region : North America
 
 
 

Hazard

Primary : Bio Hazard

Typology of Heritage

Knowledge and Practices concerning nature

Aspect of Disaster Management

Adaptation

Summary

In Nicaragua, the government has implemented policies to integrate traditional medicine and western biomedicine into health systems, especially for the Miskitu indigenous peoples of the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). This involves recognizing the role of traditional healers, promoting intercultural dialogue, and creating collaborative networks between health providers

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