The photos below illustrate the activities initiated by the Secretary of Health Honduras (SSA) as part of its collaboration agreement with PAHO, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA-Canada), with the participation of Japan Overseas Volunteers (JOCVs). The project falls within the framework of the Initiative of Central American Countries to Interrupt Vectoral and Trasfusional Transmission of Chagas Disease (IPCA). Photos courtesy of Michio Kojima, JICA expert on Chagas Disease control in Honduras. Click on thumbnail images below to access them in their original size (in JPG).
Commencement of National Strategic Plan on Chagas Disease Control (PENCHAGAS), 2003–2007 |
House with Chagas disease vectors |
Michio Kojima, JICA expert, and Licardo Maduro, President of Honduras, observing Chagas disease vectors |
Schoolchildren learning how to prevent Chagas disease and identify vectors using Info-card |
Community health volunteer capturing vector |
Ministry personnel training community volunteers on house-spraying method |
JOCV Megumi Fujita taking a blood sample to test a child for Chagas disease |
JOCV Naho Suzuki carrying out community health-promotion activity |
Director of JICA-Honduras and Minister of Health in Donation Ceremony |
Interagency cooperation team (PAHO, JICA, CIDA, NGOs) for Chagas disease control in Honduras |
Dr. José Fiusa Lima, PAHO Representative in Honduras, and Dr. Gilles de Margerie, CIDA representative, assisting in evaluation meeting on Chagas disease in Honduras |
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