Ekaterina Gómez
The webinar was conducted on 30th January 2024. To grasp the latest developments in the effort to reduce 50% of cervical cancer cases by 2040, we encourage you to view the recorded session. The PRESCRIP-TEC consortium, in collaboration with The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD), co-hosted this conference to present the key findings of … Read more
The PRESCRIP-TEC consortium gathered in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 22-25 March, 2023. Representatives from all the participating countries attended with the aim to exchange experiences and information on the project’s progress, ongoing activities, and various work packages. The meeting also served as a platform to prepare for the project’s final stages. On the first day, the … Read more
Dr. Asif Ahamed, programme manager of FRIENDSHIP’s floating hospitals, organised a guided tour for us to explain all the facilities and activities carried out at this very unique hospital.
During the summer of 2023, the Slovak team engaged in a field visit to Bangladesh. The purpose of this visit was to support the implementation of standard operating procedures, monitor the use of guidelines by field workers, and identify if any need is required for improvements in national cervical cancer screening , treatment policies and in training materials.
In a world where disparities in healthcare access persist, PRESCRIP-TEC has undertaken a significant initiative aimed at enhancing cervical cancer screening programs in both Europe and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The primary objective is to improve the existing screening processes through the development of cost-effective and user-friendly tools. This initiative seeks to ensure that … Read more
The PRESCRIP-TEC team, representatives from the Female Cancer Foundation, Friendship, and the Uganda Rural Development Programme. The PRESCRIP-TEC Project is a multi-country approach that focuses its research on increasing the adoption of cervical cancer screening in resource-poor or hard-to-reach settings of Bangladesh, India, Uganda and Slovakia. During PRESCRIP-TEC’s research, remarkable synergies emerged among countries. Synergies … Read more
Healthy Regions is a state-contributory organisation with the mission to implement and develop provisional countervailing measures in the health field. Currently, the organisation works in eight regions of Slovakia. Its task is to implement activities to systematically improve conditions so that better health outcomes can be achieved. Healthy Regions has a total of 320 employees, … Read more
Students from the Netherlands spent six weeks working with PRESCRIP-TEC partners in Bangladesh. Their main aim was to conduct a cost analysis of the project.
Read about how WHO’s cervical cancer elimination initiative grew from a call to action to a global movement. Download the technical document.
The different realities of women’s lives can immensely impact their access to education, employment and health care. Recognizing these realities is probably the first step in removing barriers which refrain the access to these important aspects of life.
