Improvement of housing to reduce the colonisation of T. Dimidiata in Los Rosales. Olopa

This project is related to improvement of housing  in the hamlets that belongs to the Tuticopotes village. There was a project in 2021 to improve houses in El Bendito hamlet. These hamlets present a very high index of infestation/colonisation by de bug as well as the positive population to Chagas disease. The general objective is the decrease of the Chagas disease incidence.

There are 170 houses in Los Rosales, the majority made of sun-dried bricks, mud walls covered with cracks and floor of ground. All thes characteristics help the bug infestation. The objective is to improve about 70 of these houses. The epidemiological and vectors team belongin to de DRISS decides which are the houses to improve following epidemiological criteria. At the same timae the poplation is sensitised on needed hygiene and to tidy up the house.

Ibermed gives the material necessary like sand, concrete, sheets, etc. The municipality contributes with the transport of the material and technic supervision. The local community, the labour. During the process of the houses improvement, advice is given. Aftewards and in order tu guarantee the maintenance a supervision is implemented.

We hope as result the real improvement the decrease of the bug infestation and as a last result the decrease of Chagas incidence.