Purpose/Background.

This article presents the results of a research project which objective was to propose a contribution, from bioethics and biopolitics, for the reformulation of a health attention model according with the needs of the community attended by Mama Dominga Hospital in Silvia, Cauca (Colombia) in their own sociocultural context.

Methodology/Approach.

The study fundamentally followed a qualitative approach, favouring documentary sources, polls, interviews and observations from the researcher.

Results/Findings.

The results offer an approach to the Misak conception about health and its attention system, and highlight the importance of promoting truly horizontal dialogues in science and culture spaces, in favor of the wellbeing improvement of traditional communities across the country.

Discussion/Conclusions/Contributions.

Parting from theoretical references and their contextual correlation with the historical development of health policies in Cauca -specially the Guambía Reservation with Misak people-, it was possible to set an analysis line about health attention models and their pertinence in rural and/or traditional contexts, and their adjustment opportunities by listening to experiences, history and knowledge that come from the own community.

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