Our second day at Ayder Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia was filled with activity. A second group of residents, medical students and a new team of attending GYN doctors from the hospital joined us to learn VIA and See and Treat. The nurses and midwives continued to be essential members of the team and were performing...
Judy Laner (volunteer) with one of CCC’s cryotherapy nurses Tsehay, collecting patient identification such as name, phone contact, VIA status, and whether or not the patient received cryotherapy and if there were any complications. The purpose of this data collection is multi-fold, giving us the opportunity to analyze the percentage of patients who were positive...
A few of our team members in Ethiopia model the new t-shirt design. From left to right: Judy Laner (our ace data collector), Jennifer Lang, Patricia Gordon, and Jade Singer. Special thanks to Lindsey Gordon for the awesome design. We hope to offer these shirts to donors soon!
Drs. Jennifer Lang, Jade Singer, and I started the day lecturing to 30 medical students and OB residents. They followed us to the See and Treat room to learn the procedure with vinegar and cryotherapy. Within the first 2 hours we found 8 precancerous cervical lesions and the women were treated immediately. Off to a...
On Sunday morning we were met at the Airport by a representative from the Columbia Millennium’s Initiative, Ms. Aberash Aberay, and the Chair of the Department of OB/Gyn , Dr Samson. It was a very warm welcome, and extensive plans had been made for our See and Treat program including media and print announcements. We...
En route to Mekelle from Adis. We are so excited for the project to really begin. We have a wonderful team of volunteers arriving later this afternoon.
