Resources for health personnel

App Geovin

GeoVin is an application for smathphones, developed by CEPAVE, the CONICET and the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP). It is based on the principles of open science, and running since 2018. The application is focused on collecting geographic information on the triatomine species that cause Chagas disease in Argentina, through the active participation of the civil society.

Technical guidelines for the use of RDTs for the detection of Chagas disease

The INS from Colombia presented in May 2025 a technical guidelines for the use of Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) to detect antibodies against Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The document encapsulate the results of several studies conducted with technical support by DNDi

Global Health Dictionary

ISGlobal hosts a Global Health Dictionary to disseminate definitions related to the global health agenda. There are also interesting entries on Chagas disease and the parasite that causes it, the Trypanosoma cruzi.

Methodological guide for external evaluations of the interruption of transmission and elimination of Chagas disease as a public health problem

PAHO updates this methodological tool with reference criteria and requirements for the evaluation of Chagas disease prevention and control initiatives

Algoritmos de diagnóstico y tratamiento para el control de las infecciones perinatales por VIH, sífilis, hepatitis B y Chagas

The Ministry of Health of Argentina publishes the 2025 edition of this manual on the EMTMI-PLUS Initiative

Lineamientos para la Conmemoración del Mes de la Enfermedad de Chagas Colombia 2025

Atendiendo Chagas

Network of health teams for professional exchange and consultation that improves access to diagnosis and treatment

App DNDi

A tool on the phone with updated information and help health professionals for Chagas care

Chagaspedia

Look here for the Chagas online course that you can access

Publications

Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2024

The World Health Organization describes progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals set for 2030, a road map for neglected tropical diseases

Bogota Manifest

Six commitments to move towards the elimination of Chagas disease as a public health problem. Aimed at those involved in the fight against Chagas Disease, it proposes actions to achieve its control and elimination as a public health problem.

Reference Websites