The research group led by Prof Hirayama Kenji at Nagasaki University School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health has entered into a joint research agreement with Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in the United States and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in Spain. This joint research project aims to design a rapid diagnostic test kit for chronic Chagas disease that can be broadly applied across the Americas.

The project has been selected by and receive funding from the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund).

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