Perfil – Campaign aiming to have not a single baby born with Chagas launched in Argentina
In Argentina, at least one and a half million people are infected with Chagas, a potentially life threatening disease caused by a parasite known as Trypanosoma cruzi. There are several contagion paths: the most frequent are conenose (kissing) bugs and blood...
Infobae – Celebrities joined a solidarity campaign against Chagas disease
The "Not A Single Baby With Chagas" campaign, led by Mundo Sano Foundation, aims to the objective that by 2030 all babies born with the disease may receive treatment and be cured, and also, that all childbearing age females may have access to diagnosis and treatment....
Clarín – Every 6 hours a baby is born with Chagas in our country; campaign launched to reverse this fact
One and a half million Argentine people have Chagas. Every year, 1,500 babies are born with the disease in our nation. One every 6 hours. Seeking to reduce this figure, a global campaign is launched to shed light on the issue. The...
#ChagasChallenge attained: 796.7 km from Madrid to Oviedo to give visibility to Chagas disease
Accompanying the Mundo Sano foundation mission, the #ChagasChallenge has got to the finish line. This biking challenge, led by the Olympic athlete Chema Martinez, has achieved its goal just on the 25th anniversary of the Mundo Sano Foundation, the moment at which the...
Screening Campaigns in Spain
Since 2011, Mundo Sano, has conducted screening campaigns among the Latin American community residing in Spain. The purpose of this is to contribute to timely detection and early beginning of treatment for Chagas disease. These campaigns are undertaken in cooperation...
Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay join efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of four diseases
In 2018, Mundo Sano, together with the Association for Regional Health Care Development (Asociación para el Desarrollo Sanitario Regional --ADESAR), a governmental organization, universities and other public and private institutions, launched the Project for Maternal...
Sports, Childhood and Chagas: Promoting Chagas Disease Control in the Gran Chaco region
Deporte, Niñez y Chagas es una iniciativa de cooperación técnica fruto del convenio entre la Fundación Mundo Sano y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), en su calidad de Administrador del Fondo Especial Japonés para la Reducción de la Pobreza. El proyecto...
El País – Ana will not inherit Chagas disease
9,000 children are born with this neglected disease. With the resources now at hand, mother-to-child transmission can be eliminated This is the goal of a campaign supported by the WHO and Unicef "All babies inherit something from their moms. Florencia will have her...
La Razón Digital – Silvia Gold: «In Spain there is a good plan to address the problem of Chagas disease»
Interview to Silvia Gold Chagas is one of the great neglected diseases nowadays. However, her foundation, Mundo Sano, has placed it at the core of their work. How did you find your professional vocation in this foundation? - Mundo Sano is a foundation born in 1993. It...
