News
14 traditional healers brutaly murdered by peruvian protestant members.
Centuries-long opression & persecussion continues to this day

 UN  Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples
See Art 23 and 24 covering the right to traditional medicines

Indigenous Peoples' Outrageous Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Andes
see country highlights for Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia

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Upcoming Book!
Culture, Brain & Analgesia - Understanding and Managing Pain in Diverse Populations. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.