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Indigenous Peoples Health: Issues for Discussion and Debate
By William Savedoff, Carlos César Perafán (07/02, En, Es)
Recently,several proposals have drawn into relief the need for a common IDB perspective on promoting indigenous peoples' health. In particular, it is clear that health specialists bring different concerns to evaluating and designing programs than do specialists on indigenous peoples issues. This discussion paper is aimed at making those differing perspectives explicit so that we can: use similar terminology and reduce misunderstandings; identify areas in which the perspectives concur; and identify and make explicit those issues on which there is disagreement so that more informed discussion and analysis can be undertaken.
This working paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. The paper has not gone through the Department?s peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not represent the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank. Please direct your comments to: carlospe@iadb.org
Last updated: 05/28/07
