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Abstract
Introduction: During its first ten years (2006-2016), the government of Evo Morales led Bolivia through a wave of reforms aimed at establishing a popular nationalism, free from what it calls "Western imperialism."
Purpose of the study: This article analyzes the implementation of the decolonization process, particularly in the reproductive health sector. It highlights the effects generated on those involved and the mechanisms of appropriation and/or rejection. To do this, it focuses on three measures: the My Health program, the professionalization of traditional midwives, and the cultural adaptation of delivery rooms.
Results: While the deployment of the My Health program is developing community medicine that is appreciated by users, it is also giving rise to deep rivalries among healthcare professionals and decision-makers alike. Furthermore, when it comes to intercultural childbirth, the study reveals a lack of both supply and demand.
Conclusion: Far from reforming it structurally, the decolonization process seems to have caused a deep ideological and organizational split within the health sector. The new measures have been implemented in the form of additional, competing programs, which has caused difficulties regarding their acceptance and integration within the established healthcare system. What's more, while in its discourse the government rejects Western colonization, in practice it remains heavily dependent on international aid.
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La revue Santé Publique s’adresse à l’ensemble des acteurs de santé publique qu’ils soient décideurs,
professionnels de santé, acteurs de terrain, chercheurs, enseignants ou formateurs, etc. Elle publie
des travaux de recherche, des évaluations, des analyses d’action, des réflexions sur des interventions
de santé, des opinions, relevant des champs de la santé publique et de l’analyse des services de
soins, des sciences sociales et de l’action sociale.
Santé publique est une revue à comité de lecture, multidisciplinaire et généraliste, qui publie sur
l’ensemble des thèmes de la santé publique parmi lesquels : accès et recours aux soins, déterminants
et inégalités sociales de santé, prévention, éducation pour la santé, promotion de la santé,
organisation des soins, environnement, formation des professionnels de santé, nutrition, politiques
de santé, pratiques professionnelles, qualité des soins, gestion des risques sanitaires, représentation
et santé perçue, santé scolaire, santé et travail, systèmes de santé, systèmes d’information, veille
sanitaire, déterminants de la consommation de soins, organisation et économie des différents
secteurs de production de soins (hôpital, médicament, etc.), évaluation médico-économique
d’activités de soins ou de prévention et de programmes de santé, planification des ressources,
politiques de régulation et de financement, etc