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...
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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...
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Tuesday: Teamwork Makes A Dream Work
The story of CCC’s “See and Treat” clinics in Vietnam began with a woman who saw a need. That woman was Dr. Gordon, who visited a hospital in Ha Long town several years ago and saw that there were hundreds of women who did not have access to basic preventative screening for cervical cancer. Dr....
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Monday: The Angel Clinic at Quang Ninh
CCC is back in the north coastal region of Vietnam. Watch this one-minute video to see what we were up to on our first day in clinic. Enjoy our photo story stay tuned for more! CCC is excited to share their work with the world. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel!
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Sunday: Good Morning, Vietnam!
After months of careful program coordination and a solid 29 hours of a 7,649-mile voyage, CCC has arrived in Vietnam, at last! We are excited to see our friends here in the northeast region of Vietnam, and we are ready to roll! (Dr. Gordon reuniting with Vu, our wonderful ground partner who does everything in...
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Lost in Translation
CCC had an exceptional turn-out today in Cap-Haitien at the Bethesda Medical Center! I found myself enchanted with the cadence of French Creole which echoed throughout the busy clinic. Unfortunately, my enchantment with the language didn’t make it easier for me to learn it. The simplest interactions evidenced that Haitian women perceived my English to...
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Back In Haiti
This afternoon, CureCervicalCancer returned to Haiti for our fifth visit. Our very own nurse AnneMarie Durosier was waiting to receive the CCC team at Cap Haitien airport. We loaded our three giant “Clinic in a Suitcases” into the cars and headed directly to Bethesda Medical Center, home of the Lindsey Rickles Clinic. This week our...
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Chong Qing: Day 2
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...
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The Region of Chong Qing — Population: 32 Million
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...
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Three Cities in Two Days
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...