Detect and Treat Cervical Cancer in Guatemala

Summary

Provides cervical cancer detection and treatment services to poor, rural, and indigenous Guatemalan women who lack access to these life-saving services. progress report read updates from the field

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	£7 - provides 1 woman with same-day cervical cancer detection.
	£14 - should a test be positive, covers the initial detection and subsequent same-day treatment.
	£221 - pays for 30 women to be screened at a cervical cancer detection and treatment clinic.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Cervical cancer is a highly preventable disease when access to screening and treatment are available. Unfortunately, it remains a major threat to women in the developing world due to inadequate public health service provision and the high prevalence of risk factors, including early initiation of sexual activity, high fertility rates, and lack of screening services.

Activities

WINGS Cervical Cancer Program focuses on serving rural, indigenous, underserved Guatemalan women most at risk by utilizing the VIA/Cryo method. This low-cost method ensures accurate, same-day results and treatment when necessary.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £4,667
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £5,499
Total Funding Goal: £10,166

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project increases the number of women who are screened for cervical cancer and the number of women who obtain treatment for the disease before it becomes life-threatening, thereby reducing the mortality rate due to cervical cancer in Guatemala.

Project Message

I was scared when I found out I had cervical cancer, but with WINGS’ support I hope to win the battle against this disease. Now I tell other women to get tested because I know it can save lives.
- Maria Sifuentes, Cervical cancer victim, aged 33, mother of 9.

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Wings Guatemala,
Development Officer
9a Calle Poniente
Residenciales El Rosario, casa #3
Antigua Sacatapequez,
Guatemala
502 - 7832 - 5130
Email:

Project Sponsor

Laurel White

Organisation

WINGS
9a Calle Poniente
Residenciales El Rosario, Casa #3
Antigua, N/A 0
Guatemala
(502) 7832 5130
http://wingsguate.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Guatemala and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Guatemala, read the Human Development Report on Guatemala or the Wikipedia entry for Guatemala.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 20, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 03, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Monica receives quick and successful treatment

By Natasha Pizzey - Development Officer, October 20, 2011 08:20 PM

Monica, 27, grew up in Guatemala City’s main dump and has never made it out. Today she works there pulling discarded perfumes out from the trash to sell on. Doing this means Monica is just able to feed herself, but has never had enough for health-care. She heard that a WINGS Cervical Cancer clinic was coming to her neighborhood and recalled a Pap-Smear she had years ago with a different organization: she never got the result back. Monica worried she was at risk of having HPV (Human papillomavirus) as she was raped when she was 20 by an unknown man.

She decided to go the WINGS clinic and after some counseling got a Rapid Test for Cervical Cancer where she able to get her result within a minute. Unfortunately, her test revealed abnormal cell growth on her cervix. Monica was very frightened and the cancer was more advanced than WINGS' own Cryotherapy treatment can cure. But our nurse secured her an appointment with a specialist from the National Cancer Institute that same day so Monica began treatment within days. WINGS supported her through this and Monica has since made a great recovery. She is determined to get future checks with WINGS to make sure she stays in the clear.

Without this test, Monica would not have realized she was developing Cervical Cancer until it was too late. In fact, in Guatemala Uterine Cancer is the leading cause of Cancer related deaths in Guatemala even though it is highly treatable if detected early. With your support more women like Monica can get low-cost, reliable and rapid tests and treatment through WINGS.

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