“With the aim of reflecting on the challenges of vaccinating indigenous or native populations, specifically against the vaccine against covid-19 in countries of the Amazon region, the Ministry of Culture and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) , will hold an international forum on April 21 and 22 with the participation of representatives of the State and organizations of indigenous peoples and civil society from Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador.”
The international forum will contribute to the "Contingency plan for the protection of health in highly vulnerable indigenous peoples and in initial contact" that is supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
A representative from the Protection Area of the Madidi National Park and Natural Area of Integrated Management of Bolivia will participate on the panel discussing “The vaccination plan in the field of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI).”