Human health improvement in Sub-Saharan Africa through integrated management of arthropod transmitted diseases and natural resources Mejoramiento de la salud humana en África al sur del Sahara mediante el manejo integrado de enfermedades transmitidas por artrópodos y el manejo de recursos naturales

• Main Authors: Johann Baumgärtner (Author), Markus Bieri (Author), Giuseppe Buffoni (Author), Gianni Gilioli (Author), Hiremagalur Gopalan (Author), Jürgen Greiling (Author), Getachew Tikubet (Author), Ingeborg Van Schayk (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...