Feature

Preventing Cervical Cancer in Low-Resource Settings:
From Research to Practice

Led by Dr. Zahida Qureshi (upper right), a Jhpiego/Kenya consultant, participants review a Jhpiego job aid that shows cervices that are VIA negative, VIA positive, cancerous and post-cryotherapy		Thailand participants Ms. Bung-On Simseekaew and Ms. Udomrat Tanutkha demonstrate how to conduct one-on-one counseling; they were two of the first nurses to be trained by the CECAP project (in 1999)
Participants read country poster presentations on display		Posters, such as this one, provide background and cervical cancer information for specific countries and regions
Dr. Sanghvi with conference participants Dr. Djoko Soetikno (left), Jhpiego/Indonesia, and Nepali participants Dr. Rajshree Jha, Dr. Aarati Shah, and Dr. Kusum Thapa		Prof. Dr. Usha Saraiya, Cama and Albless Hospital [India], and Ms. Lunah Ncube, Jhpiego/South Africa, socialize during a meal break

Jhpiego staff Dr. Mancuso, Dr. Ronald Magarick, Dr. Lu and Mr. Peter Gourlay with conference participants from the Philippines		Ms. Robbyn Lewis, Jhpiego, with Dr. Sylvia Deganus, Dr. Sydney Adadevoh, Ms. Mavis Apatu and Ms. Amanda Adu-Amankwah from Jhpiego/Ghana's CECAP project
A nurse-provider gives a presentation during a site visit to a hospital in Chomthong District, Chiang Mai, that conducts VIA testing		Ms. Lewis with a staff member from the Chiang Mai hospital, who gave conference participants a tour of the facility