Human health improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa through integrated management of arthropod transmitted diseases and natural resources

• Main Authors: Baumgärtner Johann (Author), Bieri Markus (Author), Buffoni Giuseppe (Author), Gilioli Gianni (Author), Gopalan Hiremagalur (Author), Greiling Jürgen (Author), Tikubet Getachew (Author), Van Schayk Ingeborg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A concept of an ecosystem approach to human health improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa is presented here. Three factors mainly affect the physical condition of the human body: the abiotic environment, vector-transmitted diseases, and natural resources. Our concept relies on ecological principles embed...