Planning,
implementation and evaluation of a novel control
strategy to eliminate domiciliary infestation
with triatomines and prevent reinfestations.
10 min. streaming video
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External quality control of blood
screening for the Ecuadorian blood bank System,
training of screening lab technicians and
technical assistance
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The “Healthy
Living” project is a long-term initiative that aims to
support socioeconomic development of rural communities as
the main tool for the control of Chagas
disease in the province of Loja in
southern Ecuador.
With a
holistic approach, this public health
strategy looks to prevent the
transmission of Chagas
and other diseases “associated with poverty” by facilitating
participatory processes of human development that are
sustainable and sustained by the people involved. |
The new Malaria research group at the
Center for Infectious Disease Research
in Quito is conducting research into the
following: Plasmodium drug
resistance
Molecular epidemiology of
Anopheles mosquitoes. |
