The CureCervicalCancer team landed a few days ago in Arusha, Tanzania, and we have hit the ground running! Last week, we met with our ground partners from Selian Lutheran Hospital and Maternity Africa Kivulini Hospital. We will be training healthcare professionals from both hospitals and donating thermal ablation treatment devices to each site. After the...
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CureCervicalCancer Concludes its Successful “See & Treat” Training Week in Nairobi, Kenya
This past week CureCervicalCancer has trained 22 healthcare providers in comprehensive cervical cancer prevention through VIA and the treatment of precancerous lesions with thermal ablation. The training began on Monday with an informative session in the morning led by CCC clinical advisor Sharon Blosk. Dr. Blosk discussed the prevalence of cervical cancer in Kenya and...
CureCervicalCancer Trains 29 Community Health Workers in Nairobi, Kenya
CureCervicalCancer has returned to Nairobi, Kenya this September to train healthcare providers in “See and Treat” and bring thermal ablation to Nairobi. CCC will launch a new partnership with Women4Cancer, a Kenyan based non-profit organization. Women4Cancer focuses on community education as well as advocating for women’s health and early cancer screening. CCC will continue to...
Good Night Vietnam Ft. Dr. Gordon and Ground Partner Vu
Goodnight Vietnam ft. Dr. Gordon and Ground Partner Vu When I got off the plane to start this trip I never expected this. This sense of belonging. This sense of greater purpose. This sense of connection that I now have with the world. Vietnam is an untouched wonder Where the light shines a bit brighter...
Wednesday: Vietnam Clinics Continue to Impress Us
Today the CCC team visited two more clinic sites in Quang Ninh province, “Dr. Jay Collie Fish Clinic” in Dong Trieu and “Diane Pekow-Rickles Clinic” in Uong Bi. Dong Trieu was extremely busy. We arrived to a waiting room filled with excited patients. As we entered the immaculate and well-organized screening rooms, the women crowded...
More and More on Day 4
It was a stellar fourth day of “See and Treat” at the Buzuruga Medical Center in Mwanza! When we arrived, the clinic hall was filled with hundreds of women ready to be screened by our team and trainees. We summed up the day with 20 VIA-positive patients who received cryotherapy, and 5 women who were...
Start of a Long and Beautiful Partnership
Our second full day of screening at Buzuruga was a smashing success. Word of mouth travels fast here, and today three times as many women as yesterday showed up for screening. To see over a hundred women, plus dozens of babies and children, fill the waiting room was a beautiful sight. Their traditional, rainbow-colored dresses...
CCC's First-ever Screening Day in Tanzania
Day 2 in Tanzania took us to Buzuruga Medical Center, just outside of the bustling town of Mwanza. This medical center already has a successful mother/baby wellness clinic, but cervical cancer screening is a vital part of women’s healthcare that was lacking. We are thankful to our new partners from UC Irvine for recognizing the...
A New Partnership and A Great Start in Tanzania
The CureCervicalCancer team arrived in Mwanza, Tanzania on Sunday with a warm greeting from our new partners of UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. We are thrilled to be working with an amazing group of medical students, who are dedicated to saving lives and establishing two new sustainable “See and Treat” clinics. Our senior intern coordinator,...
Vital Questions by Dr. Erica Oberman (OBGYN): Day 4 in Guatemala
As a doctor I often wonder what exactly my patients hear when I give them an unexpected diagnosis. Did they understand what is going on? Were they comfortable enough to ask me questions? Are they okay with their plan of care? As you can imagine, when I participate in a medical mission, in a foreign...