Providing health care in regions without road access
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.
Cervical Cancer
PRESCRIP-TEC wins award in Knowledge sharing competition at GACD conference
The Prevention and Screening Innovation Project towards Elimination of Cervical Cancer (PRESCRIP-TEC) won the Community Choice award in the Knowledge Sharing poster competition at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GADC). The poster, in cartoon strip form, presents a story about patients who benefit from the PRESCRIP-TEC cervical screening project. … Read more
Strengthening PRESCRIP-TEC communication between teams in India
A Connaxis communications team visited Manipal, and Bengaluru to gain first-hand insight into the context in which the PRESCRIP-TEC project is being carried out in India. During these visits the team met with project partners, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM), and St. John’s Medical College. While in India, the Connaxis … Read more
PRESCRIP-TEC partners in Bangladesh brief key stakeholders
During September the two PRESCRIP-TEC partners in Bangladesh liaised with the government and key stakeholders to share the progress and potential impact of the project. Study briefing sessions on PRESCRIP-TEC were held at the Rangpur and Khulna medical colleges. At the end of these important communication sessions, participants were eager to take part in the … Read more
Glorious’ cervical screening story
Health volunteer Glorious had some serious personal health concerns about cancer. Through cervical cancer training and the opportunity for cervical screening thereafter she was able to put her concerns to rest. Cervical cancer training in Uganda Glorious is a health volunteer in Kisengwe, Uganda. She is 39 years old and she is part of the … Read more
Training on Cervical Cancer Screening for Paramedics and Doctors
Capacity-building in Bangladesh: Our partner FRIENDSHIP carried out training on cervical cancer screening to detect precancerous lesions.
