CureCervicalCancer has successfully trained local healthcare professionals at the main hospital in Kisumu in the “See and Treat ” procedure to screen for cervical cancer and treat precancerous lesions. While this training is a week-long process, the dedication ceremony for the Jill Rotman Clinic took place today on April 23, 2014. CCC Board Member Judy Laner...
My name is Robert Oppel, and I am the photojournalist for the CureCervicalCancer Kenya 2014 Project. My day job, however, is working with Dr. Patricia Gordon at a cancer center in Los Angeles. I had expressed an interest in CCC when I witnessed Dr. Gordon’s genuine compassion towards a patient who is a dear friend of...
Today was the CCC Team’s first day of training the local healthcare professionals (over 35 people in attendance)in the “See and Treat” procedure at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu, Kenya. The day began with an informational presentation on the theoretical aspects of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) and cryotherapy...
After nearly one year of preparations, the day finally arrived on April 20th, 2014. In Nairobi, Kenya, CureCervicalCancer’s team members from around the United States joined to help stop the epidemic of cervical cancer in developing countries. Our mission is a big one! On this two-week journey, we intend to establish five sustainable CureCervicalCancer clinics...
The Kisumu Project is one that has taken extraordinary planning. CureCervicalCancer has worked very hard over many months to make sure that no detail was overlooked in preparation for four fully-functioning and sustainable cervical cancer screening and treatment clinics. As the only gynecologist on this trip, I anticipated focusing on the teaching aspect of screening...
With less than four weeks until our extensive Kenya project during which CCC will establish 5 more permanent, sustainable cervical cancer “See and Treat” clinics, the CCC Team is extremely busy packing up all the equipment needed for these clinics. An assembly line of suitcases, boxes, and supplies takes up the entire garage of Dr....
We arrived at Hopital Saint Michel in Cap-Haitien, Haiti this morning to find that our partners—International Medical Corps—had prepared for our arrival. We were introduced to Dr. Johanna Trevant, the hospital’s head of gynecology, and two nurses designated to learn the See and Treat procedure. We began with an informational seminar and then moved to...
Today was our final day in Borgne, Haiti, which culminated in the successful establishment of The Phyllis Clinic, CureCervicalCancer’s 7th ongoing, fully sustainable See and Treat clinic! We had a busy clinic day and saw a record number of women from the community! We were deeply gratified to see the See and Treat stations completely run by...
A 55-year-old thin, petite woman entered the clinic today. She was obviously in pain, moving slowly, and begging for help. She stated that she had severe abdominal and pelvic pain, and had also been feeling feverish over the past few weeks. She mentioned that she had some vaginal spotting as well. We helped her carefully...
Our second clinic day at The Phyllis Clinic saw even more women coming to undergo See and Treat. One of the H.O.P.E. Haiti team members, Ben, who has been working with the hospital for 18 years, was key in getting the word out to the community that our services were available. He worked late into...
