Abstract

Dr Héctor Javier Sánchez specializes in public health and research methodology and holds a master's degree in epidemiology. He is a senior researcher in the Society, Culture and Health Department at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Mexico. The Colegio is a public research institu-tion concentrating on environmental, economic and social issues related to a sustainable future for Mexico's southern border area, and belongs to the National Council of Science and Technol-ogy (CONACYT). In Chiapas State, the country's poorest region and home to many indigenous peoples, Dr Sánchez has carried out studies on TB, poverty and health, domestic violence, hu-man rights, maternal-child health and the effect of agrochemicals on human health.

Highlights

  • Dr Héctor Javier Sánchez specializes in public health and research methodology and holds a master’s degree in epidemiology

  • He has been a member of the National System of Researchers since 2000, belongs to the Health Research Group for Africa and Latin America (GRAAL), and is technical secretary of the Latin American Forum of Health Research Ethics Committee (FLACEIS)

  • It is highly probable that the COVID-19 pandemic will have adverse consequences on the health sector, but contribute to higher levels of poverty among indigenous populations as well

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Introduction

Dr Héctor Javier Sánchez specializes in public health and research methodology and holds a master’s degree in epidemiology. MEDICC Review interviewed Dr Sánchez by e-mail on COVID-19 and its impact on Chiapas, indigenous populations and Mexico’s health system. MEDICC Review: What structural and health challenges do indigenous populations face—in Chiapas where you work and elsewhere—during the current pandemic?

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