THE ANGEL CLINIC Kisii, Western Kenya Pictured are the local women of Kisii and the two Kisii CCC certified cervical cancer screeners and cryotherapists, Edna Gakii NP and Violet Nasenya RN. Kisii is the largest city in Kisii County, which serves approximately 1.7 million people. This clinic has a 10% HIV positive rate. Edna and...
I was honored to be asked to rejoin CureCervicalCancer on a return medical mission to Kenya. As I observed Edna Gakii, an International Medical Corps (IMC) healthcare professional that is currently being trained by CCC in the “See and Treat” procedure, I witnessed sincere compassion and dedication–traits that I value. Therefore, I sought to interview...
What a whirlwind of a day, Monday October 20, 2014. Today we started our first day of training with our enthusiastic partners at IMC. I’ve never met such a motivated group of healthcare workers who are dedicated to providing healthcare to women, especially those who are the most marginalized and underserved. Our didactic session started...
The CureCervicalCancer team of 7 arrived in Kisii, Kenya with 10 huge suitcases, each ready to stock and sustain an entire CureCervicalCancer clinic for years & years. For those of you at home wondering exactly what goes into each one of these suitcases, here it is: • 1 new Med/Gyn Cryotherapy Systems with case, crotherapy...
The CCC team arrived in Kisii on October 18, 2014 and was graciously met by its ground partner, International Medical Corp. In addition the team was greeted by signs and advertisements broadcasting our upcoming screening and treatment services. Dozens of local villagers and their children seemed very happy to see us arrive. We spent some...
The CCC team arrived for a second clinic day of “see and treat” at Bethesda Medical Center. The progress made between day 1 and day 2 was incredible. The system had been established and everyone knew their roles, so we were able to open our doors for patients in a very short time. While registration...
“Women you give life, protect your own life” – so begins the sign outside of the Bethesda Medical Center, the site of the first day of the CCC/IMC “See and Treat” clinic in Cap-Haitien. The International Medical Corps had erected two giant banners announcing our visit and the free cervical cancer screening that would be...
The CCC team, accompanied by Dr. Thony and Nurse Ange (the new TiBuk nurse), traveled to the TiBuk hospital to establish the Second Phyllis Clinic-TiBuk (Donated by Irv Kessler and Barb Anderson). What we thought would be a simple forty-five minute drive up the road seemed more like an off-road adventure through the jungles of Haiti....
Hi, my name is Eliothide, I go by Elio. I am 38 years old. I work as a translator between English and Creole for the International Medical Corps (IMC). Whenever the CureCervicalCancer team is in Haiti, I help them. I think the work CureCervicalCancer has done in Haiti has been life saving for women. Some...
The second day of screening began with women pouring out the doors of the Borgne community hospital early in the morning. Walking into the hospital, there was not a single empty corridor. Crowds of women assembled to receive a number from Ben, our record keeper and community liaison extraordinaire. With such large clinic numbers, we...
