Incorporating Gender Perspective in Work with Indigenous Peoples
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Incorporating a Gender Perspective in the Work with Indigenous Peoples This document was presented in the 15th Meeting of the Special Subcommittee on Women, Health, and Development -- Washington, D.C., 3-4 April 1995 The following document refers to PAHO's initiative to promote the health of indigenous peoples of the Americas (SAPIA) and offers some insights as to how a gender approach might be incorporated into health policies and programs that seek the participation of indigenous populations, not just as passive beneficiaries of outside actions, but as catalysts and shapers of their own health maintenance and care. Published on April 1997 |
Health of the Indigenous People Series No. 5: