Promoting the health of marginalized populations in Ecuador through international collaboration and educational innovations

• Main Authors: Margot W Parkes (Author), Jerry Spiegel (Author), Jaime Breilh (Author), Fabio Cabarcas (Author), Robert Huish (Author), Annalee Yassi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper examines two innovative educational initiatives for the Ecuadorian public health workforce: a Canadian-funded Masters programme in ecosystem approaches to health that focuses on building capacity to manage environmental health risks sustainably; and the training of Ecuadorians at the Lati...