CFHI Launches NEW Program in Ecuador
Published December 24, 2008 @ 02:01PM PT
Vector-borne Diseases in the Ecuadorian Amazon
About 40% of Latin America's population lives in areas where Malaria is still a risk. Considered eliminated in the 1970's in many countries, Malaria and other vector-borne disease are re-emerging in South America.
CFHI's Vector-borne Diseases in the Ecuadorian Amazon program addresses the epidemiological, entomological, and prevention aspects of vector-borne diseases. This program includes a week in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, followed by 3 weeks in the jungle town of Puyo.
Participants will be exposed and participate in activities conducted by SNEM, a public institution in charge of preventing and controlling vector-borne diseases such as Chagas, Dengue, Malaria, Leishmaniasis and Yellow Fever. The Medical Director of the program, Dr. Wilfrido Torres, works as an epidemiologist at SNEM.
To learn more about this, or any of CFHI's 19 programs in 6 countries, click here.
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