Primary Health Care
Conditions
Interventions
Health counseling, diagnosis, treatment, care and surveillance of Chagas Disease (CD) with a focus on congenital transmission. The project will last for 48 months, starting scheduled for November 2021
counseling and clinical management of CD
diagnosis parasitological
and laboratory staff training in molecular biology. The initial outline of the trainings will be developed by the researchers, in consultation with local partners, and will be further defined and cont
Sponsors
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas
World Health Organization
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 49 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Woman of Childbearing Age from 15 to 49 years old for Bolivia, Colombia and Paraguay; 10 to 49 years for Brazil; Pregnant women of any age; Newborns; children and children of women with Chagas disease; Household Contacts of Women of Childbearing Age with Chagas Disease; Community members residing in the research municipalities; Health professionals working in the research municipalities and health managers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected of this study to increase access and demand for effective diagnoses, treatment and care for Chagas disease. This study seeks to generate implementation models that can be replicated in different contexts. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Promote community and civil society engagement at local, national and regional levels to increase demand for services and advocate for the integration of recommended approaches to Chagas disease into local policies, strategies and plans. | — |
Countries
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay
Contacts
Public ContactCarla Renata Trevia
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas
Outcome results
None listed