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Mission
The mission of the DRF consists of three aspects:
1. To provide economic relief of dengue in Latin America.
2. To assist education and research efforts to eradicate dengue.
3. To encourage educational and outreach efforts for current and future physicians.
Vision
The DRF hopes to establish steady funding from donors
for dengue relief throughout Latin America. We also hope to organize yearly donor/student
trips to Nicaragua
and Latin America to learn about the problems of dengue and current efforts to
eradicate this disease.
Goals
The goals of the DRF include the establishment of close
relationships between local universities and the Ministry of Public Health of
Nicaragua (MINSA) for
future research and collaborative efforts. We also hope to increase the cultural
competency of physicians and students towards international and local infectious
diseases that are encountered in the minority communities of California, including:
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Dengue
- Leishmania
- Chagas disease
- Giardia
- Malaria
- TB
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