Malaria in the Amazon: Battling a health crisis

A public health emergency is unfolding among indigenous communities in the Brazilian state of Roraima, with a deadly malaria outbreak playing a major role. Health workers trying to tackle the problem must engage with the complex mixture of biological and political factors that have led to the current situation and which may act as obstacles to potential solutions. This documentary explores how mining, migration and changing government policies interact with the spread of malaria and discovers the methods, new and old, being used to bring it under control.