The scenario of infection is severe. The mortality revealed among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon today is the harbinger of a situation that can be catastrophic if an urgent and adequate strategy for treating these populations is not implemented within these regions. This technical note aims to present more data that help to give dimension to the problem, in this sense, in order to contribute so that solutions are created quickly and efficiently, for the safety of all the indigenous peoples in the region.
The Air is Unbearable – Health Impacts of Deforestation-Related Fires in the Brazilian Amazon
Sprawling over nearly half of Brazil’s territory and encompassing nine of its states, the Amazon region is home to over 20 million Brazilians. Since 1985 – when the government began monitoring deforestation in the Amazon – more than half a million square kilometers...