Central America and Caribbean

News from Guatemala

2020-04-11T15:32:40+02:00April 11, 2020|Guatemala|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana: I am continuing to provide support to the member organizations and HAE patients in Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic through HAE international programs and services, and by helping to identify and refer more HAE patients.

News from Panama

2020-04-11T13:32:56+02:00April 11, 2020|Panama|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana: It was exciting to see the patients in Panama getting involved in Rare Disease Day activities. Members of HAE Panama generated HAE awareness and educated the public by participating in media interviews to discuss the disease and joined in on special rare disease events along with 11 other rare [...]

News from El Salvador

2020-04-11T15:33:30+02:00April 11, 2020|El Salvador|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana A European citizen will be temporarily relocating to El Salvador to participate in a student internship, and her parent inquired about available treatment and physician referral. The patient was directed to a knowledgeable physician in the country. I am continuing to provide support to the member organizations and HAE [...]

News from Costa Rica

2020-04-11T13:21:51+02:00April 11, 2020|Costa Rica|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana: I have held discussions with a pharma company from Costa Rica who wishes to introduce a generic HAE treatment to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru. The company is currently engaged in discussions with doctors in these countries. The first National Forum of Rare Diseases in Costa Rica was held [...]

News from Caribbean and Central America

2020-04-07T15:38:05+02:00April 7, 2020|Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, HAEi News, Panama|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana I have held discussions with a pharma company from Costa Rica who wishes to introduce a generic HAE treatment to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru. The company is currently engaged in discussions with doctors in these countries. A European citizen will be temporarily relocating to El Salvador to participate [...]

News from Cuba

2020-01-03T13:16:48+01:00December 30, 2019|Cuba|

From HAE patient Rosa María Perez: Epinephrine, Hydrocortisone, Prednisone, Benadryl ... with every health crisis there is a bombardment of medicines with which nothing is resolved. The edema was quick – “in crescendo” – until it reached a limit when it stopped, and then slowly began to decrease. Pediatricians and allergists agreed that it was an allergic process – allergy [...]

News from Panama

2020-01-03T13:48:49+01:00December 30, 2019|Panama|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana: The HAE patient group in Panama is now officially and legally registered in the country. The group, together with Dr. Olga M. Barrera, has participated in several conferences in the interior of the country to educate professionals on HAE. Muhammad Rawat, the group leader, reports that the group of patients is quite active working along with [...]

News from Dominican Republic

2020-01-03T13:54:22+01:00December 30, 2019|Dominican Republic|

From Regional Patient Advocate Javier Santana: December 2019: A success during the last few months includes contacting Dr. Patricia Latour, an Allergist and Epidemiologist from the Dominican Republic. Dr. Latour is president of the Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. According to information provided by Dr. Latour, the Dominican Republic has identified 22 patients in clinics around the country. Dr. Latour [...]

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