Community-based approaches for malaria case management in remote communities in the Brazilian Amazon

Community-based approaches for malaria case management in remote communities in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract INTRODUCTION Malaria case management is a pivotal intervention in malaria elimination. However, many remote areas in Brazil still lack access to basic health services. This study describes a community-based approach (CBA) for malaria case management in the large remote area of the Jaú Nat...

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Main Authors:	Jordi Gómez i Prat, Paulo Morais, Mercè Claret, Pere Badia, Romeo R. Fialho, Pedro Albajar-Vinas, Leopoldo Villegas, Carlos Ascaso
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2020-09-01
Series:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:	Malaria Diagnosis Participatory action research Community-based approach Brazilian Amazon
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822020000100339&tlng=en

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