Author: Caitlin Cawley RN (Caitlin Cawley RN)

Start of a Long and Beautiful Partnership
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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
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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...

Vital Questions by Dr. Erica Oberman (OBGYN): Day 4 in Guatemala
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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...

Day 3 in Guatemala: Getting Creative
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Day 3 in Guatemala: Getting Creative

Day Three of our 2016 Guatemala program was another success! The team split into two again: the WINGS clinic was organized in San Juan Chalmeco, while ACPC’s clinic was held in San Pedro Carcha. Over 200 women were screened/treated with an overall positivity rate of 8%! The team accompanying WINGS and the five new trainees...

A New Program in Guatemala for 2016
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A New Program in Guatemala for 2016

In what will mark our third program in Guatemala, CureCervicalCancer returns to train more local healthcare professionals, in addition to reevaluating and reeducating our existing five clinics. CureCervicalCancer is excited to form a new partnership with WINGS, an organization dedicated to providing family planning education and reproductive health services to marginalized communities in Guatemala. On our...

A Memorable Day in Grande Riviere by Caitlin Cawley
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A Memorable Day in Grande Riviere by Caitlin Cawley

Today’s taptap journey brought CCC intern Ellen and I to Hopital Grande Riviere du Nord, less than an hour south of Cap-Haitian. We had been told that the clinic was working to mobilize patients, but we were not prepared for the dozens of women, all anxious to be screened, waiting for us upon our arrival....

Dr. Watabe's Perspective: A Day in Mong Cai
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Dr. Watabe's Perspective: A Day in Mong Cai

We arrive at the clinic at 730 and a huge crowd of patients are waiting. The trainees came in early and set up each station perfectly and started screening the moment we arrived. A large group of patients came from Vinh Trung Island and Vinh Thuu Island; these islands two hours away by boat. There...

CCC Returns to Vietnam!
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CCC Returns to Vietnam!

CCC is happy to report that we are back in Vietnam. As you may remember, CCC has visited Vietnam twice before, establishing clinics in Quang Ninh, Cam Pha, Hoanh Bo, Uong Bi, and Dong Trieu. This time, we will be establishing two clinics, the first in Mong Cai, just a few minutes walk from the...

The CureCervicalCancer Team Returns to Western Kenya
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The CureCervicalCancer Team Returns to Western Kenya

Dear CureCervicalCancer Friends and Supporters, This week, the CCC team is happy to be back in Kisii, Western Kenya, to establish 8 new “See and Treat” clinics with our vital partner International Medical Corps (IMC). CCC has already set up 15 clinics in Kenya during 3 previous programs and we are thrilled that we will...