Pedro Portugal, Pagina Siete: The «indigenous» corruption in the MAS It is strange that during the administration that should have done the most to vindicate the figure of the Indian, it was mostly stigmatized as corrupt, indecent and unreliable. The MAS came to the government on the crest of the culturalist wave that falsified the…
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Bolivia’s first indigenous president was not Morales
From Augusto López Claros, Executive Director, Global Governance Forum, Washington, DC, US I read with interest your thoughtful, balanced editorial [Financial Times] on the recent resignation of president Evo Morales and the protests that led to it (“Morales leaves behind a sad legacy in Bolivia”, November 14). As has been done frequently by the international…
Bolivia’s midwives help reduce maternal mortality
Paola Flores, Associated Press reports for ABC News: Bolivia’s midwives help reduce maternal mortality Mariana Limachi left the hospital in this high Andes city in tears after a doctor told her she needed a C-section because the umbilical cord was wrapped around her 8-month fetus. Instead, she turned for help to a highly respected figure…
Honors College student conducts research in Bolivia, recognized with senior thesis awards
Oakland University reports: Honors College student conducts research in Bolivia, recognized with senior thesis awards Honors College member and 2017 graduate Jessica Esch has been awarded Thesis with Distinction and Thesis Award in Linguistics for her senior thesis, a requirement for all Honors College students. Esch spent a summer in Bolivia doing research for her…
Looking to the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest for heart health
THE LONG VIEW Looking to the Tsimane people of the Bolivian rainforest for heart health by ADRIANA BARTON The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jun. 01, 2017 6:40PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jun. 01, 2017 6:40PM EDT When CT scans of ancient corpses revealed that even 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummies had clogged arteries, scientists jumped to…
UNM group to begin well project to aid Bolivian communities
DailyLobo.com reports: UNM group to begin well project to aid Bolivian communities By Nichole Harwood Engineers Without Borders UNM, a chapter of the parent organization EWB-USA, will be receiving a $1,000 donation toward efforts in Bolivia to construct wells for impoverished communities. The donation comes from the AWMA, otherwise known as the Air and Waste Management…
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