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Dreams coming true... An Indigenous Health Programme in the Peruvian Amazon

This is an unusual book about an unusual project in the Peruvian Amazon. It focuses on the extraordinary achievements the indigenous movement in the Upper Amazon has accomplished in establishing its own alternative health service. The book also exists in Spanish: Sueños Amazónicos... Un Programa de Salud Indígena en la Selva Peruana.

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Sueos Amazónicos... Un Programa de Salud Indígena en la Selva Peruana

Este es un libro inusitado sobre un proyecto inusitado en la Amazonía Peruana. Enfoca los extraordinarios logros alcanzados por el movimiento indígena en el establecimiento de su propio servicio de salud alternativa. El libro presenta una visión caleidoscópica de este proceso fascinante. Introduce las voces de los chamanes, vegetalistas, parteras y curanderos. Relata las experiencias de las enfermeras, los médicos, los promotores y los pacientes, y presenta las aspiraciones de los líderes indígenas.