A Safe, Easy to Use Chagas Treatment for Children / Un tratamiento más seguro y fácil para los niños infectados con la enfermedad de Chagas
Monday, August 18th, 2008From the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi): Chagas Disease Partnership Will Deliver Safe, Easy-to-Use Treatment for Children An agreement between Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and the Pharmaceutical Laboratory of Pernambuco (Lafepe) will deliver the first pediatric formulation of benznidazole, the most widely used drug for the treatment of Chagas disease, at cost […]
Digitizing the Fight Against Chagas
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008The newspaper La Nacion had an interesting report last week about Argentina’s fight against Chagas disease. The San Luis-based Universidad de La Punta (ULP) organized a meeting of 40 health officials from 10 provinces concerned with Chagas control with an eye to digitizing sanitary surveillance and control of the disease. Chagas disease is a serious, […]