Malaria surveillance and case management in remote and indigenous communities of Panama: results from a community-based health worker pilot

Malaria surveillance and case management in remote and indigenous communities of Panama: results from a community-based health worker pilot

Abstract Background Panama is one of eight countries in Mesoamerica that aims to eliminate malaria by 2022. Malaria is concentrated in indigenous and remote regions like Guna Yala, a politically autonomous region where access to health services is limited and cases are predominately detected through...

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Main Authors: Darlene Bhavnani, Bernardo García Espinosa, Madeline Baird, Nicholas Presley, Arnaud Le Menach, Christina Bradley, Marcela Outten, Oscar González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Community health worker
Rapid diagnostic test
Surveillance
Case management
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04318-z

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