Marthelise Eersel
Biographic Data
| ID | 5141358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marthelise Eersel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marthelise |
| FAMILY NAME | Eersel |
| SIGNATURE | EERSEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Anton de Kom University of Suriname |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Is malaria elimination in the Amazon rainforest feasible? The case of Suriname
This opinion paper summarizes the strategy applied toward malaria elimination in Suriname and highlights its relevance and feasibility for implementation in similar Amazon rainforest settings. The country implemented a strategy in both stable and nonstable communities, which included robust surveillance, maximizing access to early diagnosis and treatment, retreatment strategies, and ample distribution of insecticide-treated nets. Decades of susta…
Fifty years of primary health care in the rainforest
The significant reduction of the infectious disease burden; the doubling of the population size and the growth of the proportion of elderly individuals due to the declining death rates; the declining infant mortality rates to levels comparable to the national average as well as the decline in average numbers of polyclinic consultations per person, indicate that Medical Missions health service provision achieved its goal of improving the health an…
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Fifty years of primary health care in the rainforest
The significant reduction of the infectious disease burden; the doubling of the population size and the growth of the proportion of elderly individuals due to the declining death rates; the declining infant mortality rates to levels comparable to the national average as well as the decline in average numbers of polyclinic consultations per person, indicate that Medical Missions health service provision achieved its goal of improving the health an…
Is malaria elimination in the Amazon rainforest feasible? The case of Suriname
This opinion paper summarizes the strategy applied toward malaria elimination in Suriname and highlights its relevance and feasibility for implementation in similar Amazon rainforest settings. The country implemented a strategy in both stable and nonstable communities, which included robust surveillance, maximizing access to early diagnosis and treatment, retreatment strategies, and ample distribution of insecticide-treated nets. Decades of susta…
Malaria (2 works) · Amazon rainforest (1 work) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Distribution (mathematics (1 work) · Environmental health (1 work) · Global Maternal and Child Health (1 work) · Health care (1 work)