From day one, the CureCervicalCancer team could already tell we were going to be leaving behind these two “clinics in a suitcase” in good hands. As soon as the clinic doors opened shortly after our training lecture, all 15 trainees quickly familiarized themselves with the new equipment and mobilized the hundreds of patients in an...
Category: Vietnam – December 2015
Volunteer David Bruss on Vietnam
Authored by: David Bruss The scene inside the Mong Cai Women’s Health Clinic is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Thirty people are jammed pack inside two small exam rooms, with about a dozen nurses and staff helping orchestrate a grand production. There are five exam tables and multiple patients lined up at each station...
Dr. Watabe's Perspective: A Day in Mong Cai
We arrive at the clinic at 730 and a huge crowd of patients are waiting. The trainees came in early and set up each station perfectly and started screening the moment we arrived. A large group of patients came from Vinh Trung Island and Vinh Thuu Island; these islands two hours away by boat. There...
CCC Returns to Vietnam!
CCC is happy to report that we are back in Vietnam. As you may remember, CCC has visited Vietnam twice before, establishing clinics in Quang Ninh, Cam Pha, Hoanh Bo, Uong Bi, and Dong Trieu. This time, we will be establishing two clinics, the first in Mong Cai, just a few minutes walk from the...