Chagas Disease: Break the Silence - Time to Treat - Julio Ortiz
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Channel: Doctors Without Borders / MSF-USA · 2010 · Nonprofits & Activism
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) had this panel discussion on Chagas disease, a forgotten illness that threatens over 100 million people throughout the Americas, on October 1, 2009. The discussion is moderated by award-winning journalist Julio Cesar Ortiz, Univision 34 News Reporter. On stage are three experts in the field; Dr. Tom Ellman, a physician who heads MSFs Chagas treatment and prevention program in Bolivia; Dr. Sheba Meymandi, Director, Center of Excellence for Chagas Disease, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, the only treatment program for Chagas disease in the United States; and Dr. Bernard Pecoul, Executive Director of DNDi, a non-profit pharmaceutical research and development organization working to develop new and improved treatments for some of the worlds most neglected illnesses, including Chagas.
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