April 25, 2014 marks a major milestone for CCC and the women of Kisumu County! The mortality rate for cervical cancer is equivalent to that of maternal mortality in this area of western Kenya. Since cervical cancer is nearly 100% preventable if a woman is screened and then treated with cryotherapy, it is life-saving. This...
For the past week here in Kisumu, Kenya, CureCervicalCancer has trained well over a dozen healthcare professionals in the cervical cancer “Single Approach” screening and treatment procedure. Three of these wonderful nurses are from the Gita community clinic, approximately 30 minutes from the city of Kisumu and Jaramogi Hospital. Denis Odero RN (chief nurse), along with...
After an intensive and productive week long theoretical and practical training session in Kisumu, Kenya, 3 of the 12 highly skilled nurses returned to their community hospital in Migosi. The CCC team established in Migosi the sustainable Shelton-Rogers clinic. This CCC/Shelton-Rogers Clinic will be the first of its kind for the women in the suburb...
My name is Robert Oppel, and I am the photojournalist for the CureCervicalCancer Kenya 2014 Project. My day job, however, is working with Dr. Patricia Gordon at a cancer center in Los Angeles. I had expressed an interest in CCC when I witnessed Dr. Gordon’s genuine compassion towards a patient who is a dear friend of...
We arrived at Hopital Saint Michel in Cap-Haitien, Haiti this morning to find that our partners—International Medical Corps—had prepared for our arrival. We were introduced to Dr. Johanna Trevant, the hospital’s head of gynecology, and two nurses designated to learn the See and Treat procedure. We began with an informational seminar and then moved to...
Today was our final day in Borgne, Haiti, which culminated in the successful establishment of The Phyllis Clinic, CureCervicalCancer’s 7th ongoing, fully sustainable See and Treat clinic! We had a busy clinic day and saw a record number of women from the community! We were deeply gratified to see the See and Treat stations completely run by...
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. CCC has been experiencing extraordinarily high percentages of women who are testing positive for pre-cervical cancer. With rates as high as 50%, we became increasingly curious about the lives of the Maasai women. The lives of the Maasai women...
Today was the official dedication of the Cure Cervical Cancer: Mela Kent Clinic within the AMS Engos Clinic, donated by her grandsons. It was a wonderful occasion where many grateful Maasai women were screened and treated for precancerous cervical lesions. With full confidence that Dr. Mike and nurses Francis and Beryl were fully trained in...
The names and other identifying information about these patients have been altered to protect their privacy. Grace Kipas is a clerical staff member at the African Mission Services clinic in the area of Transmara. CCC was proud to have Grace as our first patient, to examine her, and to treat her with cryotherapy to prevent...
CCC’s first day in the Maasai Mara brought the excitement of establishing the Mela Kent Cure Cervical Cancer Clinic donated by her grandsons. The CCC’s clinic is part of a larger clinic built by African Mission Services. In the morning we took on the huge task of unpacking all the equipment we brought with us....
