Because of the epidemiological vulnerability to diseases that are foreign to them, the outbreak can be fatal for a large part of its population. Communities between the border of Venezuela and Brazil are affected by this disease. Caracas, July 20,…
Communiqué from Horonami Yanomami Organization about outbreak of measles in the Yanomami communities of Alto Ocamo, Amazonas state, Venezuela
Representatives of the Yanomami people in Venezuela are concerned about the outbreak of measles in their communities, especially those in the Alto Ocamo sector, which threatens to expand within their territory and become a cause of death. The representatives of…
The Yanomami people threatened by measles outbreak
The Yanomami communities of the Upper Orinoco face a new threat to their survival: an outbreak of measles. Since March of this year there are reports of sick Indians and the total number of people affected is still unknown. Indigenous…
The Sociology Environmental Working Group of the Amazon “Wataniba” promotes in VENEZUELA the Amazon Cultural Corridor – Andes – Atlantic (AAA)
During the year 2017, the Sociology-Environmental Working Group of the Amazon “Wataniba” has assumed the impulse and promotion in Venezuela of the so-called “Amazon-Andes-Atlantic Ecological Cultural Corridor” (AAA) proposal that is managed from several countries and organizations of the Amazon…