To revisit the three CCC clinics opened last May was to witness the lasting impact that the program has made. When we entered the main clinic in Quang Ninh at the Major Reproductive Center, each doctor and nurse we had worked with squealed with delight in recognition of our faces and visa versa. There were...
This week has been an extremely eventful and productive one for the CCC team in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, one of the largest and most isolated provinces in the country. In just this short period of time, we resupplied our existing three clinics including the Angel Clinic at the Quang Ninh Center for Reproductive Health Care,...
One of the most beautiful things about working at the CureCervicalCancer clinics, is the wonderful stories we hear on a daily basis. Today, we had the opportunity to hear one such story from a women named Thuy, a 30 year old rice farmer from rural Vietnam (pictured above with Board Member and Director of Volunteers,...
After two days of training at the Quang Ninh Center for Reproductive Health, the CureCervicalCancer team split up to revisit, resupply, and recertify our clinic partners at the existing “See and Treat” centers in Hoanh Bo and Cam Pha. It is well-known, among our healthcare professionals, that there is an epidemic of cervical cancer in...
After a busy, and productive day of observing CureCervicalCancer’s clinic at the Quang Ninh Major Reproductive Center, I was able to tour CCC’s existing satellite clinic in Hoanh Bo as well as the site of CCC’s future clinic in Uong Bi with Dr. Gordon and Dr. Dzung today. I have loved travelling with CCC as...
On the morning of Monday, December 8th, the CureCervicalCancer team was greeted at the Quang Ninh Center for Reproductive Healthcare (QNCRHC) by twenty-two eager and highly-motivated healthcare professionals from the five CCC centers in Northern Vietnam. After a two and one half hour didactic lecture on the fundamentals of “See and Treat,” the first clinic...
This is my first trip to Africa as well as traveling with the CureCervicalCancer team. So far it’s been amazing! I’m an LVN living in Los Angeles, studying to become an RN. My role on the team is the registration of all the women who will be screened and treated. Although this job has it’s...
