Preventing Cancer in Bangladesh
Mads HC is raising money for Global One 2015
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Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among women in Bangladesh. Seven of every ten cancer deaths are caused by breast cancer. Yet most women aren't aware of testing, or simply can't access it, and those who can often face poor and improper screening. Without awareness, there is little chance of early detection, not only decreasing the success rate of treatment, but also making treatment unaffordable for many women of impoverished communities. Like breast cancer Cervical cancer is also taking lives too early and painfully yet preventable by a simple screening.
Global One has procured the first mobile Mammography Unit in Bangladesh (video link) with the two central aims: firstly, to improve breast and cervical cancer awareness, and secondly to provide free breast and cervical cancer screenings. The Mammography Unit travels around Bangladesh promoting early detection and giving poor and rural women access to healthcare.
It's really simple: maximise survival and minimise costs.
It's your donations that keep the wheels of the Mammography Unit in motion, paying for doctors, nurses and the vital X-ray equipment. We target to screen over 10,000 women a year as breast and cervical cancer continue to take lives for too early, we will continue to fight this battle with your support.
Pricing: to setup a camp in your area it is £750 to screen 100 patients for breast or cervical cancer screening (smear test). £1500 to arrange a camp for both breast and cervical cancer screening. £150 to test 10 individual with breast and cervical cancer in poor area.
Camp Plan:
Awareness campaign for 2 weeks prior to the camp and recruit with the help of the local administration and govt health centre
Each camp will run for 3-4 days with 1 day of consultation with a specialist doctor
Service will run from 8:30 to 4:30 every day in 15 min. time slots
1. One year running cost is £77,000
2. Will serve 10,000 women in marginalized communities with free breast & cervical cancer.
3. Beneficiaries will receive screening and diagnostics with free medication, referral and awareness service.
4. Start the service from Sylhet and will continue for 6 months rooming around 25 different locations and serving 5000 patients.
5. Thereafter, will move to different locations in Bangladesh.
6. Prior moving to the project locations, our project team will publicize the campaign, identify the beneficiaries with the help of local health administration and inform the beneficiaries about the venue & date of test/diagnosis.
7. A group of all FEMALE doctor/radiologist, nurse and paramedic/screening technician will always be available with the mobile unit in order to ensure the best service of cancer examination and screening.
8. Provide services between 8:30am to 4:30pm every day.
9. Women identified positive after screening will be seen by a specialist and then be referred to the hospital for further investigation/treatment.
10. Global One, in this regard, has established strong referral system with specialized hospitals in order to ensure the affected women receive required treatment.
11. Besides screening, the project also creates awareness among the marginalized communities about the symptom and risk of breast & cervical cancer and provide free advices & suggestions to the women.
12. A baseline & end line survey will be conducted in every 6 months to see the impact and disseminate it to related stakeholders, policy makers and donors.
