Chagas disease: review of needs, neglect, and obstacles to treatment access in Latin America
Abstract After more than one century since its discovery, Chagas disease is still extremely prevalent in 21 Latin American countries. Chagas disease is one of the most concerning public health problems in Latin America; the overall cost of CD treatment is approximately 7 billion United States dollar...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d062d285f0ff49beb2852009d66ae2f6 2023-05-15T15:04:09+02:00 Chagas disease: review of needs, neglect, and obstacles to treatment access in Latin America Eloan Pinheiro Lucia Brum-Soares Renata Reis Juan-Carlos Cubides https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0433-2016 https://doaj.org/article/d062d285f0ff49beb2852009d66ae2f6 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822017002300296&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0433-2016 https://doaj.org/article/d062d285f0ff49beb2852009d66ae2f6 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 50, Iss 3, Pp 296-300 Chagas Treatment Benznidazole Access Latin America Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0433-2016 2022-12-30T21:33:26Z Abstract After more than one century since its discovery, Chagas disease is still extremely prevalent in 21 Latin American countries. Chagas disease is one of the most concerning public health problems in Latin America; the overall cost of CD treatment is approximately 7 billion United States dollars per year and it has a strong social impact on populations. Little progress has been made regarding the access to diagnosis and treatment at the primary health care level, calling into question the current policies to ensure the right to health and access to essential medications. In this article, diverse dimensions of access to treatment for Chagas disease are reviewed, illustrating the present state of benznidazole medication in relation to global production capacity, costs, and needs. The findings are based on an investigation requested by Médecins Sans Frontières Brazil through a consultancy in 2015, aiming to estimate the current costs of benznidazole production. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 50 3 296 300 |
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Abstract After more than one century since its discovery, Chagas disease is still extremely prevalent in 21 Latin American countries. Chagas disease is one of the most concerning public health problems in Latin America; the overall cost of CD treatment is approximately 7 billion United States dollars per year and it has a strong social impact on populations. Little progress has been made regarding the access to diagnosis and treatment at the primary health care level, calling into question the current policies to ensure the right to health and access to essential medications. In this article, diverse dimensions of access to treatment for Chagas disease are reviewed, illustrating the present state of benznidazole medication in relation to global production capacity, costs, and needs. The findings are based on an investigation requested by Médecins Sans Frontières Brazil through a consultancy in 2015, aiming to estimate the current costs of benznidazole production. |
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Chagas disease: review of needs, neglect, and obstacles to treatment access in Latin America |
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