Local specificities, a challenge for the healthcare system in French Guiana

French Guiana is a vast French department located on the South American continent Its biodiversity is the source of geographical disparities and difficulties in accessing healthcare The Covid-19 epidemic, which was spreading in Latin America, finally reached the border areas last May and then gradually spread throughout the whole territory The organization of the various structures helped to contain the spread of the virus and limit its impact © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS La Guyane est un vaste departement francais qui se situe sur le continent sud-americain Sa biodiversite est a l'origine de disparites geographiques et de difficultes d'acces aux soins L’epidemie de Covid-19, qui se propageait en Amerique latine, a fini par gagner, en mai dernier, les zones frontalieres, puis progressivement l'ensemble du territoire L'organisation des differentes structures a contribue a contenir la propagation du virus et a limiter son impact © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS