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health information systems pivotal element epidemiological surveillance brazil malaria persists public health challenge 99 occurrences concentrated amazon region cases reported sivepmalaria recent technological advancements indicate case notifications expedited efficient systems broader coverage objective study analyse opportunities notification within sivepmalaria explore implementation mobile electronic devices applications enhance performance malaria case notifications use descriptive study analyses data malariapositive cases brazilian amazon 2004 2022 malaria epidemiological surveillance system sivepmalaria data used brazilian amazon region area approximately 5 million km2 across nine different states brazil data entry opportunities assessed considering time difference date data entry date notification descriptive statistics including analyses means medians conducted across entire amazon region indigenous population villages gold mining areas 2004 2022 6176878 new malaria cases recorded brazil average data entry opportunity throughout period 179 days median 8 days frequently occurring value 1 day 99 notifications entered within 138 days 750 entered within 20 days notification states poorest data entry opportunities roraima tocantins averages 313 310 days respectively indigenous population villages gold mining areas median data entry opportunities 23 15 days respectively malaria elimination surveillance primary strategy evaluating reported case reducing notification time enhancing data quality able followup cases computerized reports offer significant benefits cases investigation technological improvements sivepmalaria could yield substantial benefits malaria control brazil aiding country achieving disease elimination fulfilling sustainable development goals