Today marks the final day of our weeklong training program at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Moshi, Tanzania. It has been such a pleasure to watch the progress of each of our twelve trainees as they’ve mastered the “See & Treat” procedure. The rate at which their confidence and competent has grown has been...
Author: The CCC Team
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A Special Day With a Special Visitor!
Today was an extremely special day in the CCC “See & Treat” training program in Moshi for two reasons. First, we screened a whopping 224 patients. This number is a great indication that our trainees are learning the ins and outs of the procedure as well as applying creative problem solving. Due sheer patient volume,...
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The CCC “See & Treat” Training Model- Days 2 & 3
Days 2 and 3 were incredible examples of the classic CCC “See & Treat” training model. On day 2 we were able to screened 109 women and perform 2 cryotherapy in 5 hours within this one room. On day 3 we screened 182 women! Each of our 4 stations screening for cervical cancer was held...
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Karibu!
Karibu! This word, which means welcome in Swahili, is the greeting we heard countless times today, the first day of our “See & Treat” training program at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC) in Moshi, Tanzania. We were welcomed with a beautiful ceremony held in the presence of the Bishop in honor of the many...
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Meet Nurse Julienne
Many barriers in Haiti prevent the CCC sites from sustaining a successful “See & Treat” program including lack of supplies, lack of funds to obtain carbon dioxide gas, lack of trained staff, and lack of women who seek the service. Most women are completely unaware of the necessity of cervical cancer screening. Last week, Program Director,...
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Highlights from Kenya
It’s Friday and after a long week full of fruitful meetings with ground partners and clinic site visits, Program Director Rebecca wanted to share a few photo highlights of her busy week in Kenya with you. Looking over the records from the “See & Treat” clinic at JOOTRH Hospital. CureCervicalCancer continues to monitors and evaluates...
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“Train the Trainer”
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...
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A Momentous Day in Ukerewe
After four short days, our screening program on Ukerewe Island has drawn to a close. To celebrate the occasion, as well as the day’s highest patient volume of the week, we conducted a ceremonial graduation and a clinic dedication to the CureCervicalCancer Board of Directors. Having made a special announcement of CCC’s free screening services...