State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013: Case studies

Argentina: MRG report on health launched at UNICEF event

MRG’s annual flagship report State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013, which this year focuses on health, was launched in Argentina this week on the Day of the Children of the Mountains 2013. The cacique of the Amaicha del Valle community, Dr Eduardo Nieva, spoke alongside report authors Dr Viviana Crivelli of the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán (UNT), and Professor Carolyn Stephens of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and the UNT. Around 800 people from the high Andean Valles Calchaqui of Tucumán attended the event, which was supported by UNICEF Argentina.

The report presents a global picture of the health inequalities experienced by minorities and indigenous communities. The report was launched globally in September to coincide with a United Nations General Assembly meeting to follow up on efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and says that ill-health and poor healthcare are often consequences of discrimination.

Authors Crivelli and Stephens wrote a chapter on indigenous child and maternal health, in which they call for disaggregated data on indigenous populations and increased recognition of indigenous peoples' contribution to medicine and health internationally.

View some images from the launch event in Argentina below.

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Dr Viviana Crivelli and Professor Carolyn Stephens, authors of a chapter on indigenous child and maternal health in the State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013 report. Credit: Carolyn Stephens.
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Indigenous children from the remote village of Rincon de Quilmes attend the event. Credit: Carolyn Stephens.
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Cacique (or leader - centre) and Pachamama (right) of the local indigenous community at the event. A Pachamama (or Earth Mother) advises her community on caring for the environment. Credit: Carolyn Stephens.
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Children take part in activities at the event, which marked Day of the Children of the Mountains 2013. Credit: Carolyn Stephens.
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An indigenous child plays table football at the event, which marked Day of the Children of the Mountains 2013. Credit: Carolyn Stephens.
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Date: 17/10/2013

Countries:

Argentina

Categories:

State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2013
Health
Children/Youth
Indigenous Peoples
Women/Gender

Press Contact Information

Name: Emma Eastwood

Email: emma.eastwood@mrgmail.org