Announcements, news, first-person stories, relevant scientific publications and other useful information for professionals caring for patients with Chagas disease.
En el Día Nacional de Una Argentina sin Chagas, la Fundación Mundo Sano promueve una iniciativa que se centra en una red de orientación y seguimiento para facilitar la detección y las terapias para una enfermedad que afecta a 1,6 millones de personas en el país
Accompanying Chagas
Timely request
Hay que diagnosticar la enfermedad y brindar tratamiento antes de que haya síntomas.
Chagas disease and the health-disease process
Argentina is the country with the highest number of infected people worldwide, in absolute terms. Despite the progress achieved in the last decades, mother-to-child transmission remains uncontrolled. How do professionals and specialists work?
In the context of the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, Ibero-American countries committed to the fight against Chagas disease confirm their commitment to continue providing access to diagnosis and treatment of this disease to a population estimated in 5.5 million people, of which about 1.2 are women of childbearing age.
Experience in diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease in Brazil
It is a disease that affects about 8 million people in the world. One of the main routes of transmission is from mother to child during pregnancy. A recent study recommended early detection to prevent this route of infection
Challenges in the access to diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease
The doctor’s office as a resource for promoting health care access
Strategic approach experience in Tucumán, an Argentine province
