In 2022, CDNA traveled back to the Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé to present the documentary  Ngobo-Ngabere to the community. Together with the United Nations Programme for Development, CDNA donated to creating this documentary, artistically created with Guásimo Multimedia. Ngobo-Ngäbere is based on the social-behavioral research undertaken through the Gorgas Memorial Institute in Panama on the difficulties people living with HIV have in…

CDNA supports monthly to the HIV catchment and linkage clinic in David, Chiriquí.   This clinic is innovative in its recruitment, linkage, and adherence strategy for men who have sex with men, sex workers, and transgender populations. In 2022, this innovative clinic, located in David, Chiriquí has focused on:  2. The initiation of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention to…

Migration through the Darien Gap at the Colombia-Panama border has increased drastically in the past two years.  In 2022, more than 180,000 people en route to North America walked the 90km stretch of dense tropical forest.  This year, CDNA teamed up with the Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies in Panama to provide medical care and undertake…

Due to social distancing guidelines, our annual in-person medical conference again occurred online. This year, we had more than 150 participants connected each day. The main themes were mental health research, health among migrant peoples, and sexual and reproductive health.  Presenters were from several national and international organizations, universities, and institutes, including the Institute for Scientific…

Together with the United Nations Programme for Development, CDNA donated to the creation of this documentary, which was artistically created with Guásimo Multimedia. Ngobo-Ngäbere is based on the social-behavioral research undertaken through the Gorgas Memorial Institute in Panama on the difficulties people living with HIV have adhering to antiretroviral drug regimens. Plans for further showings of this…