Projects 3
Strengthening the awareness of women on cervical cancer combined with supports for screening and treatment of cases in Thai Binh province (phase 3)
Province: Thai Binh provinceClient’s name: Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation (ACCF)
Execution time: 2015 to 2018
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader):
- PhD. Doan Trong Trung
- Assoc.prof. Trinh Huu Vach
- PhD. Nguyen Duc Thanh
Project description (in brief):
The project was conducted in Thai Binh province phase 3, to continue the phase 1&2 conducted in 2011-2014. 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 abnormal cases
Practical work done by the institution’s staff:
- Design and print communication materials, and produce news on cervical cancer for communication;
- Organize the IEC activities for the local people;
- Distribute leaflets and hang 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;
- Process data and write results report

