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Indigenous knowledge systems operate under a natural One Health Approach (termed Kawilal in Maya Q'eqchi'), we can advance global notions of wellbeing further from real processes of mutual learning and co-creation of transformative knowledge. Jun Kawilal pa' Jun Ulew.

Institution

Universidad del Valle de Guatemala

Based in

Guatemala , Guatemala

Languages

English Spanish

Short Bio

Mónica Berger González heads the Unit of Medical Anthropology at the Center for Health Studies in Universidad del Valle de Guatemala and is an associate researcher at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (HAHU Unit). She is founder and president of the Green Health Initiative, a start-up committed to intercultural health research and development to advance indigenous Mesoamerican ethnomedicine and sustainable plant-based solutions for health and wellbeing under a Kawilal -One Health approach.

Other Expertise

One Health Zoonoses Biodiversity Conservation Ecology Anthropology Surveillance Public Health Pandemic Prevention Preparedness and Response Medical Anthropology Social Science Health Disparities One Health Education Sustainable Development Strategic Planning Applied Research Emerging Zoonoses Social Determinants and Health Equity