70% of people with Chagas don't know they're infected
Apr 13, 2021 · PAHO calls for redoubling efforts to diagnose the disease, which affects between 6 and 8 million people in the Americas. Washington, D.C., 13 April 2021 (PAHO) – On the eve of the annual World Chagas Disease Day (14 April), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warns that 70% of people living with the disease do not know they are infected.
Less than 10% of those infected with Chagas disease receive
Apr 13, 2022 · PAHO calls for detection of all cases and equitable access to care for this disease, which causes about 30,000 new infections each year. Washington, DC, April 13, 2022 (PAHO)- Due to its silent nature, less than 10% of those infected with Chagas disease each year receive timely diagnosis and, therefore, effective treatment in Mexico, Central America, and South America, where the disease ...
Factsheet: Chagas Disease in the Americas for Public Health …
Jan 27, 2022 · Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease is considered within the group of neglected diseases or a disease of poverty. It is endemic in 21 countries in the Americas.
Spotlight Series: Chagas Disease - PAHO
Reference Number: ARG-39 *. Official Title: PAHO/WHO CC in Pediatric Chagas Diseases. Institution: Servicio de Parasitología y Enfermedad de Chagas, Hospital de Niños R. Gutiérrez. Category 1 (SP 14-19) Outcome 17 (SP 20-25) Dr. Roberto Salvatella, Advisor, Chagas Disease Prevention and Control, is the PAHO staff member who acts as the ...
Countries move towards the elimination of mother-to-child
May 17, 2019 · Since 2010, 30,800 children were born HIV-free in Latin America and the Caribbean. However, cases of congenital syphilis are increasing. Washington, DC, 17 May 2019 (PAHO)- Countries are moving towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas, but progress has been uneven, according to a new report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Documents - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Dec 1, 2022 · 18 Sep 2023. Meeting Report of the PAHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Disease Elimination. Meeting Report and Recommendations. 29–30 November 2022. Technical Reports. 31 Jan 2023. Fact Sheet: EMTCT PLUS Initiative 2011-2021. Core intervention for the prevention of MTCT of HIV. Statistical data. 1 Dec 2022.
Topics - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Leprosy. Leptospirosis. Lymphatic Filariasis. Malaria. Marketing of Ultra-processed and Processed Food and Non-alcoholic Drink Products. Maternal Health. Measles. Medicines and Health Technologies. Meningitis.
Yellow Fever Vaccine - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health …
Yellow Fever Vaccine. Yellow fever is a zoonosis indigenous to some tropical regions of South America and Africa. Its etiologic agent is the yellow fever virus, an arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae). Transmission occurs through the bite of certain species of mosquitoes: In jungle areas of South America, by mosquitoes of the ...
EPI Country Profiles - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health …
2. ›. ». The Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) country profiles present an overview of the situation in the immunization program of the countries in the region. It includes basic indicators (on selected EPI vaccine preventable diseases), such as, vaccine introduction, immunization schedule, vaccination coverage, surveillance indicators ...
Tuberculosis Elimination: Brazil Hosts 37th Stop TB Partnership
Feb 6, 2024 · This category includes diseases such as Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Malaria, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis, Chagas Disease, among others. A STOP TB Partnership Founded in 2001, the Stop TB Partnership is a United Nations-based organization committed to addressing the needs and amplifying the voices of people, communities, and countries ...