Abstract

BARRANCO PEDRAZA, Leonor María  and  BATISTA HERNANDEZ, Ismet Lidia. Social contribution of traditional and Natural Medicine in the Cuban public health. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.3, pp.713-727. ISSN 1727-8120.

We conducted a bibliographic review of materials available in electronic journals in SciELO base aiming to substantiate the contribution of Natural and traditional medicine to the Cuban public health and the interrelationships of science-technology - society. Science, technology and society (CTS) perspective contributes to build a scientific culture so the population can in general get to feel it as their own, which requires to prioritize the application of traditional medicine and Natural (MTN), socially useful and culturally relevant social commitment based on the eradication of poverty, the harmony with nature and sustainable development. Emphasized the importance of preventive medicine, as well as highlight the need to reconceptualize the research in the medical sciences on the basis of an interdisciplinary view that reveal phenomena not explained so far, issue that needs the approach from the perspective of science, technology and society as essential complement.

Keywords : Natural Traditional medicine; Science Technology Society; public health.

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