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Resilience Against the Covid-19 Pandemic among Indigenous Kichwa Communities in Ecuadorian Amazonia
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: Received: 20 November 2020 / Approved: 22 November 2020 / Online: 22 November 2020 (11:40:54 CET)
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Journal reference: Latin American Journal of Public Policy and Action 2020
DOI: 10.17141/mundosplurales.2.2020.4738
Abstract
There has been very widespread contagion of covid-19 in Kichwa indigenous communities in Ecuadorian Amazonia, but the peak of contagion has already passed, and total mortality has been remarkably low. The Kichwa people themselves typically attribute this to the widespread use of medicinal plants.
Keywords
Covid-19; indigenous people; Amazon; medicinal plants; vulnerability; resilience
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