Making the health system work by and for Indigenous women in Guatemala: a community led multisectoral collaboration

BMJ. 2018 Dec 7:363:k4677. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k4677.

Abstract

Claudia Nieves Velásquez and colleagues report how a community led national alliance of Indigenous women’s organisations is working to improve the delivery of healthcare for Indigenous women through collaboration with other community based organisations, government (health and ombudsman), and international partners

MeSH terms

  • Community Participation
  • Delivery of Health Care / methods*
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Female
  • Guatemala
  • Health Services, Indigenous / organization & administration*
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Humans
  • Intersectoral Collaboration*
  • Women's Health Services / organization & administration*