In the context of health, a cultural broker is __________.

A) anyone who introduces new treatments or approaches to healing into a culture
B) an individual or process that legitimizes and establishes Western biomedicine as a preferred mode of healing
C) an individual or institution that maintains traditional healing ways amid competition from new approaches
D) someone who can effectively communicate with and between two different health systems


Ans: D) someone who can effectively communicate with and between two different health systems

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