« Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti
The Covid-19 pandemic is reaching Haiti at a time the country has been in the throes of a serious political and social crisis, which has been going on since 2018. In this article, we show how there is widespread mistrust among the population not only in the government and the measures it has taken,...
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| description | The Covid-19 pandemic is reaching Haiti at a time the country has been in the throes of a serious political and social crisis, which has been going on since 2018. In this article, we show how there is widespread mistrust among the population not only in the government and the measures it has taken, but also against in biomedicine. This mistrust is characterized by counter-narratives that challenge the official political and biomedical public discourse. Secondly, we discuss how the disease has been classified and treated by Haitian Creole medicine with family or specialized practices of prevention and care using medicinal plants. In conclusion, we return to the expression, with strong political value, "se mèt kò ki veye kò". |
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| spelling | doaj-art-22af90a7fef54246beddd976c7f1fdbc2025-08-20T02:34:01ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X2021-08-014910.4000/etudescaribeennes.22299« Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en HaïtiNadège MéziéObrillant DamusThe Covid-19 pandemic is reaching Haiti at a time the country has been in the throes of a serious political and social crisis, which has been going on since 2018. In this article, we show how there is widespread mistrust among the population not only in the government and the measures it has taken, but also against in biomedicine. This mistrust is characterized by counter-narratives that challenge the official political and biomedical public discourse. Secondly, we discuss how the disease has been classified and treated by Haitian Creole medicine with family or specialized practices of prevention and care using medicinal plants. In conclusion, we return to the expression, with strong political value, "se mèt kò ki veye kò".https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/22299creole medicineHaitiCovid-19; counter-narratives |
| spellingShingle | Nadège Mézié Obrillant Damus « Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti Études Caribéennes creole medicine Haiti Covid-19; counter-narratives |
| title | « Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti |
| title_full | « Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti |
| title_fullStr | « Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti |
| title_full_unstemmed | « Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti |
| title_short | « Se mèt kò ki veye kò (chacun doit protéger farouchement son corps)»: représentations et thérapeutiques de la pandémie de Covid-19 en Haïti |
| title_sort | se met ko ki veye ko chacun doit proteger farouchement son corps representations et therapeutiques de la pandemie de covid 19 en haiti |
| topic | creole medicine Haiti Covid-19; counter-narratives |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/22299 |
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