Relevant Links

In this section, you will find links to various academic institutions, research groups, collaboration networks, associations, and international organizations that include intercultural health and traditional medicines in their agenda and objectives.

1 Groups, Research Centers, and Observatories in Indigenous, Afro-American, and Ethnic Diversity Traditional Medicines

• Master’s Degree in Intercultural Health (University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast – URACCAN): http://www.uraccan.edu.ni/tesis-campusvirtual
• Observatory of Regional Multiethnic Autonomy (Nicaragua): http://observatorio.uraccan.edu.ni/contenido/medicina-tradicional
• University Program for the Study of Cultural Diversity and Interculturality: http://www.nacionmulticultural.unam.mx/
• An Intercultural Health Vision for the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas http://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/166086

2 Research Networks in Traditional Medicine of Indigenous Peoples, Afrodescendants, and Ethnic Diversities

• National Native Health Research Training (NNHRT) http://nnhrti.org/about.html
• National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network http://www.nirakn.edu.au/
• National Native Health Research Training Conference  https://www.nativeresearchnetwork.org/
• Center for World Indigenous Studies https://cwis.org/center-for-traditional-medicine/people/

3.  Repositories Related to Traditional Medicine

• Virtual Health Library (VHL) of Indigenous Peoples : http://pueblosindigenas.bvsp.org.bo
• Digital Library of Mexican Traditional Medicine (National Autonomous University of Mexico – UNAM) http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/index.php
• Virtual Repository Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) http://www.tebtebba.org/index.php/resource-center

4. Alliances, Networks, Associations of Indigenous Peoples

• Indigenous Women’s Alliance of Central America and Mexico (AMICAM)  http://alianzademujeresindigenas.org.mx
• Andean Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations (CAOI) http://www.coordinadoracaoi.org
• Indigenous Council of Central America (CICA): http://consejocica.org/
• Mesoamerican Indigenous Council (CIMA)
• Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) www.coica.org.ec
• Continental Link of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA): www.ecmia.org
• Network of Indigenous Women on Biodiversity in Latin America (RMIB-LA) http://reddemujeresindgenas.blogspot.com/

5. International Organisms

• United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenous-peoples-es/sesiones-del-foro-permanente.html
  • Latin American and Caribbean Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples: http://www.filac.org
  • Andean Health Organization (ORAS-CONHU) http://www.orasconhu.org/home
  • Publications from the Gender and Cultural Diversity Unit (PAHO/WHO): http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=3340&Itemid=3582&lang=en
  • United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples http://www.ohchr.org/SP/Issues/IPeoples/EMRIP/Pages/EMRIPIndex.aspx
  • Indigenous Program of the Spanish Cooperation Agency http://www.aecid.es/ES/d%C3%B3nde-cooperamos/alc/programas-horizontales/programa-indigena
  • Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA) http://www.otca-oficial.info/
  • South American Institute of Government in Health (ISAGS/UNASUR) http://www.isags-unasur.org