Category: Tanzania

Learn how two doctors from opposite sides of world met and joined forces to bring specialized life-saving surgery to women in Tanzania. It all started with a cervical cancer survivor who wanted to give back.
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Learn how two doctors from opposite sides of world met and joined forces to bring specialized life-saving surgery to women in Tanzania. It all started with a cervical cancer survivor who wanted to give back.

If a woman develops invasive cervical cancer or other severe gynecological issues, she may require a hysterectomy (removal of all or part of the uterus) to prevent the spread of the disease to other vital organs and/or to relieve her symptoms. In most parts of the developed world, laparoscopic hysterectomies are the standard; they are...

In the Field: Nurse David, Global Trainee in Tanzania
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In the Field: Nurse David, Global Trainee in Tanzania

Q. What brought you into the healthcare field? A. I was born into a family with poverty and in the community that lives in poverty. Since I was young, my mama used to say to me, “In Africa we have biggest three enemies to fight with our whole life and power also make sure when...

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CCC Visits Tanzania

Recently, CCC Program Director, Rebecca, visited Tanzania to perform site visits and plan for an upcoming “See & Treat” training. With support from the regional government in Kilimanjaro, we visited 5 health centers in Kilimanjaro region, meeting with local government officials, hospital administration, and healthcare providers. We plan to establish “See & Treat” clinics in...

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Our Newest Clinic!

Today the CureCervicalCancer team visited and set up one of our newest CureCervicalCancer “See & Treat” clinics in Karume Heath Centre. This beautiful Health Center, located in the Rombo District of the Kilimanjaro Region, is the perfect site for one of our clinics as it sees a large number of patients and has a very...

Highlights from Kenya
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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...

“Train the Trainer”
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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...

A Momentous Day in Ukerewe
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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...

The Women of Ukerewe
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The Women of Ukerewe

After three days of reading about the “See and Treat” training program in Ukerewe, I’m sure you’re curious about the women here on the island in gorgeous Lake Victoria. Why is the positivity rate for precancerous lesions much higher in this particular region, compared to those in other areas of the world? Who are these...

Lights Out Ukerewe
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Lights Out Ukerewe

Our second day of training on Ukerewe began with what seemed like an insurmountable challenge: a torrential Tanzanian rainstorm coupled with an island-wide blackout. With no idea of how these events would affect patient or trainee turnout, we nevertheless arrived at Nansio District Hospital at 8:30a.m. to prepare our clinics. Contrary to our expectations, we...

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