Kicker Warhorse For Sale In Melbourne

Midwives deliver health officials proposed


Recognition, respect and dignity to their work in communities is what midwives recently demanded from the 19 municipalities in the department of Solola, who surrendered to the health authorities a document that reflects demands and proposals ... these grandmothers' to improve the conditions under which they operate to serve their patients.

Among the requests of midwives notes the statement of December 6 as "National Day of Community Midwife, since they consider as a first step in the ephemeris Guatemalan include hard work, constant and unconditional offer 24 hours a day, mainly in places where the health system has limited coverage.

Representing the Indigenous Unit of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Donato Camey said the ancient medical attend 70% of births in indigenous communities. The delegate added that the health system is not intended to train midwives, because "people are born with this mission, marked by nawal indicated by the Mayan calendar, not in the case of midwives, who learn the humanitarian work of the grandmothers, "he concluded.

Several midwives shared their experiences during a walk preceded a public event in the departmental capital of Solola, where the departmental governor, Elena Yojcóm and officials of the Department of Health received the proposal, agreeing to meet all cases of discrimination and humiliation by some health professionals, midwives as has been reported in the past.

As part of its mission, and as a follow up to the processes of indigenous peoples within the framework of the Guatemalan State, Mr. Ambassador-Indigenous Peoples, Cirilo Pérez Oxlaj honor witnessed this act, valued for her speech protection, dedication and sacrifice made by each midwife to attend and give life to both the mother and infant.

Can An Ipod And Zune Use The Same Docking Station

JOINT DECLARATION MAYA, Xinca and Garifuna Maya


JOINT STATEMENT Maya, Xinca, Garifuna and Mestizo OF GUATEMALA TO REDUCE DISASTER RISK


We and us: elders and elders, spiritual, ancestral authorities, midwives, doctors traditional leaders, women's organizations, all representatives of the Maya, Garifuna Xinka and Guatemala, the People and the State of Guatemala

EXPOSURE:
National unity is only possible if the State recognizes, respects and accepts cultural diversity , linguistic and cosmogony of the peoples inhabiting the territory of Guatemala, which will allow move towards the construction of the multinational state.

human diversity, cultural and mega-biodiversity of Guatemalan territory is the heritage of the people who live and humanity as a whole, therefore, must take responsibility to recover, protect and preserve it to ensure the full enjoyment of current life and future generations.

The country's development can only be sustainable, comprehensive and safe if done on the basis of the different views, participation and influence of the peoples that comprise it, and it may be possible if there is respect and balance the harmonious coexistence of human beings with Mother Nature.

The consultation process various institutions to include knowledge and ancestral wisdom in preventing and responding to risk situations, is a concrete step that seeks to transform public policy and institutional practices in reducing disaster risk, from a permanent space for dialogue and query.


Therefore, DEMAND:

FIRST: The implementation of the Law of Indigenous Peoples in the recovery of ancestral lands and territories, as well as the State's obligation to consult with binding mechanisms, prior information, before carrying out any extractive activities like mining, logging, or other projects affecting the collective interests or harm the country. In existing projects, should increase regulation to international standards to avoid increasing vulnerability and socio-environmental damage.

SECOND: That the executive promotes, through its legislative caucus, the passage of Measure No. 3835 on Sacred Sites of Indigenous Peoples, considering that the essence that guides our ancestral knowledge and wisdom is our spirituality.


THIRD: The evaluation, promotion and strengthening of our own forms of community organization and ancestral, as the Councils of Elders Ancestral and Spiritual Guides authorities, which must be recognized and taken into account when making decisions in the formal state structures, where they can provide their input in the actions of prevention, care and disaster recovery.


FOURTH: The creation and implementation of appropriate legal, administrative and corrective effect of reducing structural vulnerabilities through the implementation of the National Policy for the Management of Risk Reduction of Disasters, which must be socially and culturally relevant. With regard to response actions, should contemplate the creation of a surveillance system and monitoring to ensure the transparent and rapid delivery of humanitarian aid resources to those affected by events or disasters.


FIFTH: The adoption of programs that protect the ancestral agricultural production mechanisms and the creation of a native seed bank to allow the medium term to ensure food sovereignty of the peoples of Guatemala. It should emphasize efforts on those areas most vulnerable to the effect of drought or excessive rainfall, which affect people's food security.

SIXTH: That all the statements that are formulated in terms of integral development are taken into account and linked institutional acting. In particular, should be strengthened financially and technically the mechanisms and institutions that promote the participation of the Maya, Garifuna Xinka and within State institutions.


response, WE WILL: Continue

providing the knowledge and wisdom from our worldview and cosmo-perception, to achieve the purpose of building a multi-country integrated development, sustainable and safe.
To become a consultative body for the Committee on Harmonization of Knowledge and Wisdom of the Maya, Garifuna Xinka and Guatemala.



Iximulew, Waqib ' Q'anil (Maya-K'iche ')
Na'ru aaw, Takala Lurix (Xinka)
Wuadimalu, lida Darandy uncu jati (Garifuna)
Guatemala, December 1, 2010.