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Congreso Futuro: Sentinet center seeks to strengthen Chile’s response to health crises

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • The program discussed Sentinet, a 2026 scientific platform designed to strengthen Chile’s capacity to respond to emerging infectious threats and health crises.
  • It also featured “Soli, the Hunter of the Atacama Flowering Desert,” an illustrated children’s book developed from scientific research at the University of La Serena.

A new edition of Congreso Futuro on Cooperativa examined Sentinet, a scientific platform launched in 2026 to strengthen Chile’s capacity to face health crises.

Eduardo Undurraga, a professor at the Pontifical Catholic University’s School of Government, discussed the Center for Research in Surveillance, Epidemiology and New Technologies for Emerging Infectious Threats.

The program also spoke with academic Jaime Pizarro Araya about “Soli, the Hunter of the Atacama Flowering Desert,” a University of La Serena book that grew out of scientific research and is now available to children as an illustrated story.

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