Projects 12

    Strengthening the awareness of women on cervical cancer combined with supports for screening and treatment of cases in Can Tho city

    Province: Can Tho city

    Client’s name: Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF)
    Execution time: 2013 to 2016
    Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):
    - PhD. Doan Trong Trung
    - MD. Vu Thi Thu
    Project description (in brief):
    The project was conducted in Can Tho.
    The purpose of the project was to improve the awareness and behavior of women and girls aged 11-14 on cervical cancer in the project sites, reduce the rate of women with cervical cancer through the IEC activities, screening and treatment of unnormal cases.
    Practical work done by the institution’s staff:
    - Design and print communication materials, and write news on cervical cancer for communication
    - Organize the IEC activities for the people
    - Distributing leaflets and hanging posters at the schools, organize the extracurricular talks at the schools.
    - Compile materials and train in screening and diagnosis methods for the health workers
    - Organize screening, colposcopy, biopsy and diagnostic pathology for the suspected cases.
    - Processing data and writing report.

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