Population movements, borders, and Chagas disease



Título del documento: Population movements, borders, and Chagas disease
Revue: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000452435
ISSN: 0074-0276
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, San Miguel. Chile
2Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Medical Anthropology Research Center, Tarragona, Cataluña. España
3Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos, Grupo de Didáctica de las Ciencias, La Plata, Buenos Aires. Argentina
4International Organization for Migration, Migrant’s Health Assistance, Ginebra. Suiza
Año:
Volumen: 117
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Currently, Chagas disease is a complex global health problem with local and global implications. In the present article, we approach this complexity from the perspective of human mobility and its effects on people’s health in places of origin and in transit and destination. We raise key concepts such as human mobility - understood as a possible socio-structural and economic determination of health -, the associated social and institutional barriers and the processes of social exclusion related to Chagas disease. We also propose what we identify as emerging opportunities from the perspective of health as a right. Finally, we propose strategies aimed at addressing Chagas disease from a multidimensional and intersectional perspective in complex, diverse and interconnected territories through migration
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Medicina social,
Salud pública,
Migraciones,
Movilidad poblacional,
Enfermedad de Chagas,
Determinación social
Keyword: Social medicine,
Public health,
Migration,
Population mobility,
Chagas disease,
Social determination
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