The Venezuelan Science Incubator (Incubadora Venezolana de la Ciencia, IVC) is a non-profit clinical research organization based in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. The premise of our work is cooperation with rural communities, in collecting and recording data of the emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in their regions. The invaluable asset of these data allow us current resource to monitor epidemiological trends and the rapid evolution of pathogens in our laboratory research.

Your kind contributions will support our field visits to vulnerable Venezuelan communities, specifically, it will be used to:

- Implement projects of Citizen Science, which place the population as protagonists of the control of infectious and contagious diseases;

- Implement educational activities of Citizen Impact, to attend the needs of those populations considered at risk, creating social awareness among the inhabitants.

Read our featured article in Science by clicking on the image below. The article describes the struggles of our "national network of 60 young physicians, biologists, veterinarians, and others who are diagnosing and treating infections and educating the public on hygiene and sanitation..." as well as our programs:

- #TraeTuChipo, or 'Bring Your Bug'; and

- Deworming Venezuela

To learn more, visit our website https://incubadoravzla.org/

As IVC is a non-profit organization operating in Venezuela, we function in the United States with our partner organization, Global WaSH, a non profit 501(c)3 registered in the state of Texas.

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At the forefront of infectious disease research in Venezuela