The new work of the researcher Yorjendris Duarte, "LOS JAPRERIA, UNA APROXIMACIÓN A SU CONTEXTO SOCIOCULTURAL ACTUAL" shows us a piece of the day to day, besides the changes that this ethnic group has suffered through the years. On the other hand, the diverse scenarios that are posed in front of this reality, of how the economic situation in the country has affected wide social spheres, one of them health. This work offers a reflection on healing practices from the point of view of traditional medicine versus the biomedical space and how this relationship has been in the Venezuelan health system.