Malaria and fish farming in the Brazilian Amazon Region: a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis.

Mário Ribeiro AlvesCláudia Torres CodeçoPaulo Cesar PeiterReinaldo Souza-Santos

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2019)

Support to fish farmers for low-cost inputs was not observed, and appropriate knowledge regarding the impact of the absence of maintenance and abandonment of fish tanks was insufficient. Moreover, insufficient healthcare services prevented not only the treatment of individuals with malaria but also the control of this disease.

Keyphrases

healthcare
low cost
plasmodium falciparum
primary care
mental health
combination therapy
health information