Cervical screening that treats
943 women were screened with VIA. Pre-cancerous lesions were treated with cryotherapy on the spot, and the Cameroon Baptist Convention followed up the rest with funding from the foundation.
The story
CASEC Medical Mission 2014
Planning for the 2014 mission started in June 2013, right after the Medical Mission of Hope. The Patcha Foundation once more provided free quality healthcare, this time in Dschang in the West Region on 2 and 3 June and in Bamenda in the North West on 5 and 6 June.
Patients were encouraged to visit every unit: vital signs, then the general practitioner, cardiologist, OB/GYN, cervical, prostate and dental teams, before the pharmacy filled their prescriptions. Many had never heard of, or had, a cancer screening. Many with very high blood pressure or blood sugar were being tested for the first time.
Medication came from the USA: over 2,400 pounds of medicine and supplies were air freighted, most of it donated by Direct Relief and Americares. Every prescription presented was filled, and leftover supplies were donated to local hospitals to help needy patients.
Over 450 people in the two towns went home unseen, a reminder of how great the need was and why the volunteer pool had to grow.
