In order to better understand the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) associated with the community approach to COVID-19 in the Amazonian territories of influence of the Amazon Indigenous Health Route Project (AIR), two KAP surveys were conducted in Ecuador, Peru (Madre de Dios Region), and Brazil (Maranhao Region). This report compares the two periods of […]
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General report: Application of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices survey (KAP) associated with COVID-19, in the Amazon Indigenous Health Route Project
The survey on knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with the answer to COVID-19 in the Amazonian territories where the Amazon Indigenous Health Route Project (AIR) works in Ecuador, Peru (Madre de Dios), and Brazil (Maranhão), was done to identify the perceptions associated with COVID-19, the topics where reinforcement may be necessary; as well as good […]
#COP26: Our territory, Our health: Indigenous peoples’ rights and cultures at the center of health systems in the Amazon
On November 6th, “Our territory, Our health: Indigenous peoples’ rights and cultures at the center of health systems in the Amazon” session will be held as part of COP26 activities in Glasgow. This session aims to share, reflect and reshape strategies to put the rights and cultures of Indigenous peoples at the core of public […]
Indigenous and Local Governance in Government Responses to COVID-19
The second meeting of the thematic cycle on Strategies to fight COVID-19, took place on October 15, 2020, dedicated to discussing Indigenous and Local Governance in Government Responses to COVID-19. The meeting included the presentation of the COIAB case in Brazil, presented by Mariazinha Baré, Project Manager for the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations in the […]