Health care of Brazilian indigenous peoples: Post-implementation of the National Indigenous Health Policy

Flávia Carvalho dos Santos Batista 1, Firmina Hermelinda Saldanha Albuquerque 2, *, Karla Maria Carneiro Rolim 3, Manoel Viana Xavier 4, Mirian Calíope Dantas Pinheiro 3, Henriqueta Ilda Verganista Martins Fernandes 5 and Mirna Albuquerque Frota 3

1 Facult PROMINAS. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
2 Manaus School of Nursing, Federal University of Amazonas. Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
3 University of Fortaleza. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
4 Autonomous University of Asunción, Asunción-Paragual.
5 Nursing School of Porto. Porto, Portugal.
 
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 10(01), 237-244
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.10.1.0166
 
Publication history: 
Received on 15 March 2021; revised on 19 April 2021; accepted on 21 April 2021
 
Abstract: 
The objective was to describe, through key points of indigenous health care, what has changed after the implementation of the National Health Care Policy for Indigenous Peoples. For this, the research method chosen was the literature review with a qualitative approach of the results. The studies that composed the sample were retrieved from the SciELO and PubMed databases, from May to August 2018. The results point to the deficiency of training of professionals of the Multidisciplinary Team of Indigenous Health (EMSI) in the context of interethnic relations; the need to define the functions of Indigenous Health Agents (IHA) within EMSI; the good acceptance by indigenous peoples and EMSI regarding biomedical and traditional indigenous treatments, respectively; in addition to the food deficiency of the Indigenous Health Care Information System. That said, there should be trainings in the scope of interethnic action for EMSI and IHA with clear definition of each one’ roles within EMSI, especially the IHA.
 
Keywords: 
Indigenous Population; Public Policy; Indigenous Health Services
 
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