Health and Society in Bolivia, 1986-2003

Collector
Princeton University. Library [Browse]
Format
Manuscript
Language
  • Multiple languages
  • Spanish
  • Aymara
  • Quechua
Description
  • 10 boxes
  • 3 items
  • 5 linear feet

Details

Subject(s)
Compiled/​Created
1986-2003
Restrictions note
Oversize RA461 .H424 1986q The Latin American ephemera collections are open for research use. Originals are stored offsite at the ReCAP facility. Microfilm surrogates can be consulted in Microforms Service, Firestone Library ( http://firestone.princeton.edu/microforms/ ).
Summary note
  • This collection contains ephemera concerning healthcare programs and practices in Bolivia from 1986-2003. The materials include flyers, pamphlets, posters, reports and working papers dating mostly from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Most were created and distributed by non-governmental organizations and by government agencies in this country.
  • Consists of ephemera concerning healthcare programs and practices in Bolivia from 1986-2003. Subjects covered: alternative medicine; children's health; disease; drugs; educational materials; health reports; HIV/AIDS; indigenous medicine; medical infrastructure and resources; mental health and psychology; nutrition; sanitation, housing and water; sexual and reproductive health; women's reproductive health. Much of the material was oublished in coordination and response to the new social programs intitiated by new president Evo Morales. Many of the organizations, both government and non-government affiliated, are concerned with the indigenous Quechua and Aymara populations' autonomy, rights, health, culture and relationship within the developing yet impoverished Bolivia.
OCLC
1402189467
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