Honduras: Activities to Fight Chagas Disease

Recommended Reading

•   "Battling the
  'Silent Disease' ", Focus on Latin America, JICA Magazine
• Case study of Honduras project in LENPA Spring Forum 2005 on Capacity Development under Program-Based Approaches

Photos from Honduras

• Field Photos
• Victims
• At-Risk Housing
• Vectors Active in Honduras:
  - Triatoma dimidiata
  - Rhodnius prolixus
  - Life cycle
• Parasite:
  Trypanosoma cruzi

IPCA Subregional Initiative

IPCA Meetings in Honduras (in Spanish)

• Pre-IPCA Meeting, 1997
• 6^th Annual Meeting, 2003
• 7^th Annual Meeting, 2004
• 8^th Annual Meeting, Tegucigalpa, 12/2005

PAHO-SSA-JICA Project
(contains a summary of the situation in Honduras)

Activities at National Level

• Model for Inter-Agency Cooperation, 2006
• Report on Activities and Results of the National Chagas Program (PNCh), 2004
• National Strategic Plan for Chagas Disease (PENCHAGAS), 2003–2007
• Project for Chagas Disease Control: Annual Report, 2003

PAHO sent an official mission to Honduras in May 2003.

IEC Materials from Honduras
(Information/Education/Communication)

• Brochure: "No chinches, no Chagas"
• Card: On the lookout for chinches

Maps

• Area Covered by JICA Projects in Central America
• Distribution of Rhodnius prolixus & Triatoma dimidiata (Central America)
• Geographical Distribution of Triatomines (LAC)
• Geoepidemiological Spaces

Activities in El Salvador | Guatemala

Partner Sites

• Canada
  • Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA-Canada): CIDA Projects in Honduras
  • Pro-Mesas/IRDC (International Development Research Centre / IRDC, Canada)
• CARE
• European Community
  • Latin American Network for Research on the Biology and Control of Triatominae (ECLAT)
  • Chagas Disease Intervention Activities, European Community (CDIA-EC)
• Honduras
  • Secretary of Health (SSA)
  • Technical Council for the Integral Development of Honduras (COTEDIH)
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): funding for CARE program in Honduras
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): JICA Chagas Project
• Liorna Foundation, Spain
• PAHO-Honduras
• World Vision, Honduras

PAHO Chagas Page