Our last morning clinic in Ayder Hospital found a surge in demand from patients eager to be screened for cervical dysphasia. There were roughly 150 women waiting in a small waiting room, and we were happy to offer all the women with small children to come to the front of the line and get their...
Our Ayder hospital clinic was becoming increasingly functional and self-sufficient so we decided to take one cryotherapy unit and a tank of CO2 and spend an afternoon at a small regional clinic in the town of Wukra. Jade Singer stayed at the Ayder Hospital clinic to supervise and help troubleshoot any issues that might arise....
It was a historic day for Cure Cervical Cancer. For the last three days we have trained numerous nurses, residents, and medical students in See and Treat for detection and treatment of pre-invasive cervical lesions. We are happy to report that Word-of-mouth has helped with the recruitment of women seeking our services. Each day the...
Our second day at Ayder Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia was filled with activity. A second group of residents, medical students and a new team of attending GYN doctors from the hospital joined us to learn VIA and See and Treat. The nurses and midwives continued to be essential members of the team and were performing...
Judy Laner (volunteer) with one of CCC’s cryotherapy nurses Tsehay, collecting patient identification such as name, phone contact, VIA status, and whether or not the patient received cryotherapy and if there were any complications. The purpose of this data collection is multi-fold, giving us the opportunity to analyze the percentage of patients who were positive...
A few of our team members in Ethiopia model the new t-shirt design. From left to right: Judy Laner (our ace data collector), Jennifer Lang, Patricia Gordon, and Jade Singer. Special thanks to Lindsey Gordon for the awesome design. We hope to offer these shirts to donors soon!
Drs. Jennifer Lang, Jade Singer, and I started the day lecturing to 30 medical students and OB residents. They followed us to the See and Treat room to learn the procedure with vinegar and cryotherapy. Within the first 2 hours we found 8 precancerous cervical lesions and the women were treated immediately. Off to a...
On Sunday morning we were met at the Airport by a representative from the Columbia Millennium’s Initiative, Ms. Aberash Aberay, and the Chair of the Department of OB/Gyn , Dr Samson. It was a very warm welcome, and extensive plans had been made for our See and Treat program including media and print announcements. We...
En route to Mekelle from Adis. We are so excited for the project to really begin. We have a wonderful team of volunteers arriving later this afternoon.
Our Ethiopia trip has just begun and we thought it was a great time to launch a new website and Facebook page. We’ll be posting updates from Africa from Dr. Patricia Gordon in the field. We’d love for you to “like” our Facebook page and stay in touch with us on social media. If you...
