Field Photos: 2005 Missions to Guatemala in Continuing Fight against Chagas Disease

The 11 photographs below illustrate PAHO's official mission to Guatemala from 23–27 May 2005, as well as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) project-evaluation mission from 23 May 23 – 3 June 2005, as part of their joint collaboration project with the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) in the fight against Chagas disease in poverty-stricken rural communities. The missions conducted field visits to Jutiapa, Jalapa, and Zacapa to evaluate community-level activities and then presented an evaluation report to the Ministry of Health in Guatemala City. These activities was conducted within the framework of the Initiative of Central American Countries against Chagas Disease (IPCA). Photos courtesty of Lic. Jun Nakagawa, PAHO-JICA Regional Advisor on Chagas, PAHO-Honduras. Click on the thumbnail images to view them in original size (in JPG).

Visiting a community in Chiquimula	Community-based surveillance post in Zacapa	Members of Evaluation Mission with vector-control personnel from Jalapa	Evaluation mission with community volunteers
Evaluation in Jutiapa	Evaluation Mission in Jalapa looking at map to analyze geographical situation	Analyzing entomological data in Zacapa	Finalizing the evaluation report
Reporting results to the Ministry of Health	Mr. Masami Shukunobe, JICA Representative, Dr. Jaime Gómez, Viceminister of Health, and Dr. Joaquín Molina, PAHO/WHO Representative in Guatemala, signing the minutes of the MSPAS-JICA project evaluation		More photos: Guatemala: 2002 Mission   | project | teamwork blood-testing | IVM El Salvador | Honduras Central American vectors: T. dimidiata | R. prolixus | R. pallescens Life Cycle Vulnerable housing   |   Disease victims
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