TB in Vulnerable Populations: The Case of an Indigenous Community in the Peruvian Amazon.
Health Hum Rights
; 18(1): 55-68, 2016 Jun.
Article
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ABSTRACT
This article analyzes the factors associated with vulnerability of the Ashaninka, the most populous indigenous Peruvian Amazonian people, to tuberculosis (TB). By applying a human rights-based analytical framework that assesses public policy against human rights standards and principles, and by offering a step-by-step framework for a full assessment of compliance, it provides evidence of the relationship between the incidence of TB among the Ashaninka and Peru's poor level of compliance with its human rights obligations. The article argues that one of the main reasons for the historical vulnerability of the Ashaninka to diseases such as TB is a lack of political will on the part of the national government to increase public health spending, ensure that resources reach the most vulnerable population, and adopt and invest in a culturally appropriate health system.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Poblaciones Vulnerables
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Derechos Humanos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Peru
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Hum Rights
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Noruega