Malaria in the triple border region between Brazil, Colombia and Peru

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Paulo César PeiterMartha Cecilia Suárez-Mutis

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the malaria surveillance situation on the triple border between Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. This was a qualitative study using questionnaires in the border towns in 2011. The results were analyzed with the SWOT matrix methodology, pointing to significant differences between the malaria surveillance systems along the border. Weaknesses included lack of linkage between actors, lack of trained personnel, high turnover in teams, and lack of malaria specialists in the local hospitals. The study also showed lack of knowledge on malaria and its prevention in the local population. The strengths are the inclusion of new institutional actors, improvement of professional training, distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets, and possibilities for complementary action between surveillance systems through cooperation between health teams on the border. Malaria control can only be successful if the region is dealt with as a whole.

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Dec 8, 2016·Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz·Isac da Sf LimaElisabeth C Duarte
Apr 23, 2019·Tropical Medicine and Health·Vivian da Cruz FrancoMartha Cecilia Suárez-Mutis

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