UTEP and Texas Tech El Paso Work Together to Strengthen Border Health

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Texas Tech of El Paso will join forces to develop projects that raise the quality of life of the inhabitants of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez border area.

 Between the two institutions there are eight projects, which are very important, among them the attention to chronic, cancerous and infectious diseases such as Covid-19 stands out.

 Both Texas Tech of El Paso and UTEP will receive funding from the Joint Seed Grant Program.Each program will receive $100,000 over two years.

Among the investigations is a study that seeks to identify the local cultural factors that occur in the El Paso area and that future medical professionals should attend to. There will also be an investigation in which it is planned to test a new antibody-based treatment against the disease caused by Covid-19 and a search for new biomarkers to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages of this ddisease.

UTEP President Heather Wilson said that each project that is recognized has the potential to transform public health in the region and this demonstrates the commitment of both institutions to improve the El Paso-Juárez community.

Priya Harindranathan, UTEP’s Associate Director of Assessment and Assessment, said the City of El Paso has unique challenges as there is a large immigrant population without health insurance or who have language problems, making it more difficult for them to obtain an insurance. adequate health care.

Heart diseases will also be investigated, which is a challenge for the locality, since these diseases have cultural aspects and structural aspects demarcated by the people who live here, he added.