Terra, a major news source in Argentina, wrote an article highlighting the growing relationship between the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases and La Fundación Mundo Sano. The inauguration of the National Institute for Tropical Medicine (INMeT) marks “a new era in quest of solutions to diseases affecting the impoverished provinces in North Argentina.”
The Global Network, the advocacy arm of Sabin Vaccine Institute, has collaborated with INMeT since its inception, working with Latin American governments to strengthen their response to include neglected disease programming in their public policies.
The joint partnership between La Fundación Mundo Sano and Global Network has been running for more than a year. Our efforts are concentrated in Oran, Salta Province, where massive intervention within the community is being carried out in order to fight strongyloides stercoralis, also known as threadworm, a human parasitic roundworm.
Silvia Gold, La Fundación Mundo Sano’s President, highlighted the fact that Argentina is undergoing a turning point in terms of the fight against tropical diseases.
“For many years we have been trying to build up on knowledge development that can help public policy decision makers eradicate these diseases. We believe that we are contributing to that, and feel that the INMeT creation is a dream come true”
Additionally, Dr. Neeraj Minstry, Managing Director of the Global Network, was recently spotlighted in La Nacion, a big newspaper source in Argentina. Read about that article here! Also, check out the spotlight on our collaborative relationship with La Fundación Mundo Sano here!
