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...
Formerly known as Dr. Erica Oberman, her newly earned title is now: The Beast of Hoanh Bo. How did she earn this fearsome name? By screening a record breaking 397 patients in just one day! At first when the CCC team heard the news, we thought she was joking. How could this be? No one...
My name is Dang Thuy-Van Jacquelyn. I am CureCervicalCancer’s Senior Coordinator Intern and the Vietnam Program Leader. I left the country of Vietnam twenty years ago—the country that imprisoned my father for six years. He was brainwashed; he was battered; he never returned. I am the soldier’s daughter that chose to go back to help...
After a week of teaching, learning, and hard work, the CCC team is proud to honor the local healthcare professionals with certificates of graduation. These women have worked tirelessly to become proficient in all aspects of “See and Treat.” This includes vigilant screening for precancerous lesions with acetic acid, understanding how to use all the...
May 29, 2014 is a hallmark day for CureCervicalCancer. After a yearlong’s preparation, including enormous support from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, we are pleased to announce the establishment of three sustainable clinics. On this record breaking trip, the CCC team has trained over 45 local healthcare professionals to a level of excellency in the...
I, Cyrus Nguyen, am a rising pre-medical studies senior at Yale University and have known Dr. Gordon as a family friend for over a decade. For the past 2 days, complete immersion and commitment to service in under-sourced Vietnamese villages connected me with unimaginable aspects of my heritage. Each day, I see faces filled with...
Dr. Erica Oberman: As an assistant professor I have many opportunities to teach. It is the reason I took a job at an academic hospital and it is one of the reasons I enjoy my job on a daily basis. When given the opportunity to travel and teach some of my colleagues in Vietnam as...
The first day of training at the Quang Ninh Reproductive Health Center was a grand success. Healthcare professionals from Quang Ninh , Cam Pha and Hoanh Bo gathered for an instructional lecture followed by practical education in the “See and Treat” method. The trainees were full of enthusiasm, attentiveness, and good questions. On just this...
Sunday, May 25, 2014 was milestone day for CureCervicalCancer. Eleven CCC healthcare providers, including Dr. Gordon, Dr. Oregon UCLA GYN faculty, Dr. Oberman UCLA GYN faculty, Doris RN, Elsa RN, Rhia RN, Melanie, Cullen, Stephen, Cyrus, and Jackie, arrived in Hanoi and drove to Quang Ninh Province. We started the process of implementing the first...
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...
