On our fourth day of CCC clinic work, we drove an hour and a half through lush green forests and mountains north of Coban to the town of Chisec. This is the rural location where we established the Collie and Greg Daily Clinic in the town’s health center. This new clinic, generously donated by the...
Today we formally launched the Morris Hazan Clinic at Coban Hospital in the Alta Verapaz region of Guatemala, which is generously supported by the Morris Hazan Family Foundation. It was a joy to hang our sign on the clinic door and to photograph and videotape speeches by the Founder and Director of Cure Cervical Cancer...
CCC’s second clinic day in Coban, Guatemala happily exceeded our first day with double the number of patients to be examined for possible cervical cancer lesions (seen photo 1). Our support from the Ministry of Health has been excellent (see photo 2). We saw a number of women who had been identified with cervical dysplasia...
Once we began operations, we had a lively See and Treat program going. Initially Dr. Patricia Gordon conducted demonstrations and brought in Cullen Hallinan, Jessie Margolis, and Kim Borden (who are pursuing careers in medicine) and nurses as co-participants. As the morning moved on, it was exciting to see Kim, Jessie, and Cullen taking over...
Occasionally, supporters of CCC comment that they would like to “breeze off” with us to one of our destinations, say, Guatemala, or Kenya, or Haiti. The fact is that getting to our work sites is no “breeze.” When CCC goes overseas, we have already accomplished a huge set of tasks since we must travel with...
CCC was honored by an invitation to speak at the National Ethiopian Cancer Conference in August, 2013. Because CCC’s Director, Dr. Patricia Gordon, could not attend, CCC was delighted to be represented by Dr. Samson Mulugeta of Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia, who was instrumental in setting up the CCC See and Treat Clinic...
Indigenous Mayans and their Health Practices Using western medicine to treat indigenous people presents challenges in overcoming cultural differences and communicating. When CCC works in Coban, Guatemala at the end of September, it needs some grounding in ways traditional Mayans confront illness and health and their views on the sources of illness and methods to...
Coban, Guatemala is not a prime tourist destination; rather, surrounded by mountains and located at 4330 feet, it is a coffee-growing region. The fourth largest city in Guatemala, Coban, about 4-5 hours drive (219 kilometers) from the capital, has a population of around 100,000 people. The local people are predominantly Q’eqchi, a group that represents...
The CCC team decided to take a short break today to design the donor clinic signs for our future projects and explore the different ways we could frame these signs. We give our most generous donors the opportunity to dedicate a clinic of their choice, and the picture above is an example. These anonymous donors...
The Cure Cervical Cancer team is excited for our next project in Guatemala, and we are busily getting ready! We’re currently organizing all our supplies: a 200-pound shipment arrived last week, and we’ve been unpacking ever since. In association with Asociacion Companero Para Cirugia, we will establish two ongoing, sustainable “See and Treat” clinics for...
