Multidisease preparedness in Australia and Brazil: learning about geopatial models and cost-effective actions

• Grant number: 16/50446-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2017
• End date: April 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Geography - Human Geography
• Mobility Program: SPRINT - Projetos de pesquisa - Mobilidade
• Principal Investigator: Raul Borges Guimarães
• Grantee: Raul Borges Guimarães
• Principal researcher abroad: Archie Clements
• Institution abroad: Australian National University (ANU), Australia
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 12/23959-9 - Mapping and analysis of territory of sugarcane agrohidrobusiness in the Pontal do Paranapanema region - São Paulo State - Brazil labor relations, conflict and land and water use and environmental health, AP.BIOEN.TEM

Abstract

The present project aims to establish an interdisciplinary approach between Geography and Public Health in order to understand health problems in Brazil and Australia. A robust environmental databases as an arsenal for analysis of Neglected Tropical Diseases will allow us to observe possible patterns of spatial distribution of diseases in these Countries. Given this condition, we chose the Research School of Population Health - Australian National University to study Geographic Information Systems, interventions for Public health personnel in multi disease' programs, such as Dengue, Chikungunya and Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis. (AU)