If you have followed the field notes of CureCervicalCancer, you know that we strive to achieve long term impact in the communities which our clinic sites serve. The goal of our high-intensity, high-volume “See & Treat” trainings is not solely to train those select healthcare professionals who are in attendance, but rather to “Train the...
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...
We entered the CureCervicalCancer clinic in Dong Trieu (the Jay and Fish Collie Clinic) to deafening sounds of “Hello” ringing all around the room. 50 local women who were waiting to be screened had learned this greeting to show us their gratitude for coming so far to meet them. The energy was infectious. My name...
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...
Today we visited Fishmouth Hospital, located just outside the gargantuan metropolis of the Chong Qing region. Fun Fact: Fishmouth Hospital derives its name from its geographical surroundings. The two major rivers that define the perimeters of Chong Qing create the shape of a fish. Many of the healthcare professionals at the hospital had already been...
Dr. Gordon’s final lecture of CCC’s 2016 China trip was one for the books. Earlier today, she reached more physicians and healthcare professionals than she did in all of her other lectures in this trip combined. In the developing area of Chong Qing, thousands gathered for a gynecological academic conference at the Guiqiao Hotel. I...
Over the last two days, we have traveled between several cities to speak to various groups of Chinese doctors and hospital directors. It’s very important to the CCC team to take part in this educational conference series. We are introducing cryotherapy to China as a practical and effective treatment. We’ve noticed that the doctors working...
Just around the corner on November 12th, Dr. Patricia Gordon and the CCC team will return to rural China to educate local healthcare professionals in a four-stop mission. This mission will train healthcare professionals in the art of the “See and Treat” method. This method will be implemented in hospitals all across China in order...
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...
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...
