The Atendiendo Chagas Network

The Network connects professionals from different countries and disciplines to strengthen primary care, update knowledge and clinical management, and facilitate patient referral, especially among mobile populations. It is also a space for researchers and health teams to meet and support one another, with a shared goal: improving the quality of life of affected people.

The coordinating team

The Network has a medical and operational coordination team that articulates the work with participating professionals and institutions.

Dr. Roberto Chuit

Coordinación médica

Doctor en Salud Pública y Epidemiología por la Universidad de Yale. Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía por la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Ex Ministro de Salud de la Provincia de Córdoba. Responsable del Departamento de Chagas de la Fundación Mundo Sano.

Dr. Tomás Orduna

Coordinación médica

Médico Infectólogo Tropicalista. Ex Jefe del Servicio de Medicina Tropical y Medicina del Viajero del Hospital de Infecciosas F. J. Muñiz de Buenos Aires y miembro del Comité Científico de la Fundación Mundo Sano.

Dr. Favio Crudo

Coordinación médica

Médico Clínico, especialista en Infectología y Epidemiología, e integrante del área médica de Fundación Mundo Sano. Distinguido con el Premio Hipócrates de la Academia Nacional de Medicina de Buenos Aires en 2023.

Carolina López Ferloni

Coordination

Coordinadora general de la Red Atendiendo Chagas. Responsable del área de Investigación Social de la Fundación Mundo Sano.

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Principles that guide our work

Equity in access

Ensure that everyone affected by Chagas can access timely, quality diagnosis and treatment.

Quality and continuous improvement

Strengthen the capacities of health teams and promote evidence-based practice.

Governance and regional coordination

Foster cooperation between countries, institutions and sectors to align strategies and accelerate the elimination of Chagas as a public health problem.

Objectives

Our purpose is for people living with Chagas disease to have equitable access to diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, whatever their context.

Connect and articulate health system actors, from primary care to reference centres and laboratories, to promote a comprehensive approach.
Strengthen health teams' capacities through continuous training, guidelines and unified protocols, and promote learning and technical-clinical exchange networks.
Support patients throughout their care journey, reducing access barriers and health inequalities.
Share scientific evidence that guides decision-making and helps improve health policies and practices.
Drive innovation in processes, technology and access to medicines, facilitating the adoption of sustainable solutions regionally and globally.
Influence public policy through joint work between institutions, sectors and countries.