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Faculdade de Letras, Saúde e Sociedade, 3(32), 2023

DOI: 10.1590/s0104-12902023220433en

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The importance and challenges of health surveillance in an international border: a case study

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Abstract

Abstract The objective of This article was to identify the main challenges of promoting health surveillance in a triple border region of the Brazilian legal Amazon. A single explanatory case study was carried out, with a qualitative approach, which used documentary data and interviews. The Results demonstrate that health surveillance is essential for disease control in the studied region. In addition, the differences between the health systems of the three countries that make up the triple border (Brazil, Colombia, and Peru) showed to be the main challenge for establishing health policies.