What a whirlwind of a day, Monday October 20, 2014. Today we started our first day of training with our enthusiastic partners at IMC. I’ve never met such a motivated group of healthcare workers who are dedicated to providing healthcare to women, especially those who are the most marginalized and underserved. Our didactic session started...
Today, Sunday October 19, 2014, the CureCervicalCancer team met at the Kisii Level 5 Hospital with International Medical Corps, our ground partner, to set up the clinic. We owe many thanks to the Ministry of Health, who was actively involved with the planning of this ambitious project. We prepared 6 beds (the most we’ve ever...
The CureCervicalCancer team of 7 arrived in Kisii, Kenya with 10 huge suitcases, each ready to stock and sustain an entire CureCervicalCancer clinic for years & years. For those of you at home wondering exactly what goes into each one of these suitcases, here it is: • 1 new Med/Gyn Cryotherapy Systems with case, crotherapy...
The CCC team arrived in Kisii on October 18, 2014 and was graciously met by its ground partner, International Medical Corp. In addition the team was greeted by signs and advertisements broadcasting our upcoming screening and treatment services. Dozens of local villagers and their children seemed very happy to see us arrive. We spent some...
As the year is gradually coming to an end, the CureCervicalCancer team is busily preparing for our three upcoming programs in Haiti, Kenya, and Vietnam where we will establish 11 more permanent, sustainable programs for the early detection and treatment of precancerous cervical lesions! With over 20 volunteers including several UCLA gynecologists (many of whom...
With great honor on this day the second of May 2014 the CureCervicalCancer team warmly congratulated the five Langata women’s clinic nurses on their graduation. After four days of closely guided teaching we were proud to bestow certificates of completion for our rigorous “See and Treat” training program. Together, the CCC team and the eager...
Langata women’s clinic serves the female community of the Kibera slum and also the women prisoners. The clinic is located just beyond the confines of the largest slum in Africa, home to nearly a million people and it’s guarded entrance provides women of the community an easy and secure access to healthcare. Some women commit...
This blog is authored by Rosemary Kombo who is a full-time employee of International Medical Corps, Nairobi, Kenya. Just What We Need Most … Cure Cervical Cancer Women in Kenya like in many other developing countries, suffer from very high rates of cervical cancer due to lack of an adequate screening program to detect and...
The sustainable model that CureCervicalCancer is based on is the most efficient and effective way to bring needed screening and treatment for pre cervical cancer to women who would otherwise never have such life saving care. The process we go through to locate and set up clinics is also inspiringly carried out. I have been...
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...
