CENCAM consortium, board and statements | Mesoamerican Nephropathy of unknown origin

During the 2012 workshop it was decided to create a Consortium for future communication, collaboration and actions. This consortium is called

CENCAM – Consortium for the Epidemic of Nephropathy in Central America and Mexico / Consorcio de la Epidemia de la Nefropatía en Centroamérica y México

Mission Statement: The mission of the Consortium is to contribute to knowledge generation and to promote and facilitate activities and policies to reduce CKDu occurrence in Central America and Mexico.

Primary Objectives:

To increase international collaboration for the exploration and research of CKDu
To contribute to a reduction in the overall prevalence and impact of CKDu
To raise awareness and action about CKDu in Central America and Mexico

Organizational Activities:

Compile and disseminate research
Facilitate a collaborative approach to research
Provide a forum for communicating results
Inform other initiatives
Promote global collaboration
Promote conferences, workshops and exchanges

CENCAM at a glance Organizational overview, membership

Board members elected 2019 (co-chairs in bold):

Shuchi Anand (US), Dan Brooks (US), Ricardo Correa-Rotter (Mexico), Jennifer Crowe (Costa Rica, Secretary; on behalf of SALTRA), Marvin González Quiroz (Nicaragua), Carl-Gustaf Elinder (Sweden), Sandra Peraza (El Salvador), Vicente Sánchez-Polo (Guatemala), Vidhya Venugopal (India)

Board members elected June 2016 (co-chairs in bold)

Ricardo Correa-Rotter (Mexico), Kristina Jakobsson (Sweden). Secretary on behalf of SALTRA: Jennifer Crowe (Costa Rica). Members: Joaquín Barnoya (Guatemala), Dan Brooks (USA), Ramón García Trabanino (El Salvador), Marvin González Quiros (Nicaragua), Carolina Guzmán Quilo (Guatemala), Magdalena Madero Róvalo (Mexico)

Board members elected 2013

Chair: Ineke Wesseling (Costa Rica), Secretary on behalf of SALTRA: Jennifer Crowe (Costa Rica). Members: Ricardo Correa-Rotter (Mexico), Aurora Aragón (Nicaragua), Ricardo Leiva (El Salvador), Dan Brooks (USA), Kristina Jakobsson (Sweden)