Fortaleciendo el liderazgo de los agentes comunitarios de salud en la Amazonía peruana

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ID21482294
AuthorsMagaly M Blas (0000-0002-3008-1695, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, corresponding author), Adriana Garcia (0000-0002-8686-1412, Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación), Tania Arbizu (Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación), Carla Arósquipa (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), Angela Alva (Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación), María Vásquez Pachas (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia), María Brunette (0000-0001-7932-5964, The Ohio State University), María Julia Brunette
Year2026
Volume40
Pages102612
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGaceta Sanitaria (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0213-9111 • E-ISSN: 1578-1283
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.gaceta.2026.102612
PMID42247981
OpenAlexW7163696708
LanguageES
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Mamás del Río is a community-based intervention that, since 2015, has strengthened maternal and child health in the Peruvian Amazon by empowering community health workers. In July 2024, a leadership workshop was conducted with 24 Indigenous community health workers, employing participatory and intercultural methodologies. The workshop was structured in three stages: 1) participatory diagnosis, 2) capacity building, and (3) strategic planning. As a result, key challenges were identified, and an action plan was developed focusing on partnership development, economic sustainability, and organizational strengthening of the Asociación de Agentes Comunitarios de Salud Intercultural de Loreto. This experience highlights the potential of community empowerment in rural settings and underscores the fundamental role of community health workers in Amazonian health systems

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