The Guiana Shield, a small region of South America, is currently one of the main hotspots of malaria transmission on the continent. This Amazonian area is characterised by remarkable socioeconomic, cultural, health, and political heterogeneity and a high degree of regional and cross-border population mobility, which has contributed to the increase of malaria in the region in the past few years. In this context, regional cooperation to control malaria represents both a challenge and an indispensable initiative. This Viewpoint advocates for the creation of a regional cooperative mechanism for the elimination of malaria in the Guiana Shield. This strategy would help address operational and political obstacles to successful technical cooperation in the region and could contribute to reversing the regional upsurge in malaria incidence through creating a functional international control and elimination partnership.
Auteur : Sanna Alice, Suárez-Mutis Martha, Lambert Yann, Carvalho Luisiane, Cairo Hedley, Cox Horace, de Bort Clara, Gomes do Socorro Mendonça Margarete, Forero-Peña David A, Gabaldón-Figueira Juan Carlos, Grillet Maria Eugenia, Klein François, Lazarus Clément, Lazrek Yassamine, Louzada Jaime, Malafaia Dorinaldo, Marchesini Paola, Musset Lise, Oliveira-Ferreira Joseli, Peterka Cassio, Rousseau Cyril, Roux Emmanuel, Villegas Leopoldo, Vreden Stephen, Wiedner-Papin Solène, Laporta Gabriel Zorello, Hiwat Helene, Douine Maylis
The Lancet. Global health, 2024, vol. 12, n°. 5, p. e875-e881
