WHO calls for equitable treatment access and health services to everyone affected by Chagas disease
Today on World Chagas Disease Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for comprehensive and equitable access to health care and services to everyone affected by Chagas disease. An estimated 6 to 7 million people worldwide are infected by
Trypanosoma cruzi - the parasite that causes the disease.
It is sad to note that despite progress, millions of people still remain undiagnosed, with limited or no access to healthcare.
We need to improve detection and diagnosis rates which currently are at unacceptably low levels and we need to provide equitable access to treatment and health services to everyone.
About 8,000 babies are born with Chagas every year: PAHO About 8,000 babies are born with Chagas every year: PAHO
Triatoma pallidipennis
One of the numbers was concerning mother-to-child transmission. The UN health agency stated:
About 8,000 babies are born with Chagas every year. It is estimated that more than a million women of childbearing age might be infected in the Region and unknowingly at risk of transmitting the infection to their newborns.
“The transmission of Chagas disease from mother to child can be prevented and, if detected in time, it can be cured,” said PAHO Director Etienne. “We must redouble our efforts so that all children in the region are free of the disease.”
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WHO calls for comprehensive, equitable access to healthcare for every Chagas disease patient
Today on World Chagas Disease Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for comprehensive and equitable access to health care and services to everyone affected by Chagas disease. An estimated 6 to 7 million people worldwide are infected by Trypanosoma cruzi – the parasite that causes the disease.
“It is sad to note that despite progress, millions of people still remain undiagnosed, with limited or no access to healthcare” said Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General, Division for Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases. “We need to improve detection and diagnosis rates which currently are at unacceptably low levels
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Chagas Disease
Approximately 6–7 million people worldwide have Chagas disease and as many as 10,000 die from the disease each year.
On April 14, World Chagas Disease Day, CDC joins the global community to raise awareness of Chagas disease, a parasitic disease that affects about 6–7 million people, mostly in the Americas.
Chagas disease is an underrecognized parasitic infection that infects approximately 300,000 people in the United States and can be passed from mother to baby
: as many as 300 babies are born with Chagas disease every year and most are undiagnosed. If left untreated, Chagas disease can cause heart failure, stroke, and even death. The key to preventing these avoidable outcomes is to educate healthcare providers so they can make the diagnosis and give life-saving treatment.
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