HPV Vaccine Awareness & Cancer Prevention in India
India cancer prevention
Summary
This project will provide 25 education programs on cancer prevention in rural Mysore villages, reaching about 1250 women, and will make cancer screening facilities available at no cost in the clinic.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
India contributes 1/5th of the global burden of cervical cancer cases. The women most at risk for cervical cancers are married, over 35 years old, in low socioeconomic strata, with limited education, and from rural areas of South India. Project Prerana will conduct culturally sensitive education and awareness programs on cervical cancer screening and the HPV vaccine (for their children), and will provide women with free reproductive health services in a safe and comfortable environment.
Activities
Project Prerana will conduct 25 education and awareness programs in the rural villages of Mysore, reaching 1250 women with information on cervical cancer and offering women a free cervical cancer screening.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.sahaya.org/prerana/)
- Prerana Women's Health Initiative (http://www.sahaya.org/prerana/)
- International Women's Day talk, UCSF (http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=wghi07-madhivanan)
- International Leadership Award Press Release (http://www.pedaids.org/News/Foundation%20News/Other/Foundation%20Celebrates%20Internat.aspx)
- Talk at the International AIDS Society meeting (http://www.ias2007.org/PAG/PSession.aspx?s=62)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Project Prerana will educate about 1250 low income village women in Mysore on cervical cancer and early detection. The project will encourage women to get screened for cancer at no cost, as cervical cancer is a critical problem in rural India.
Project Message
I didn't know that someone would even listen to my story….I feel much better and safe coming here and talking to you. It feels like visiting my mother's home. I feel like a person when I come here.
- Kamala, 21yrs, mother of two., A victim of domestic violence; STD diagnosis.
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Anne Erickson
Intern
Anne Erickson
P.O. Box 11463
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
5103939675
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Project Prerana
Prerana Women's Health Initiative, Room 16A Mandi Mohalla
Mysore,
Karnataka
570021
India
+91 821 425 9555
http://www.sahaya.org/prerana/
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
India
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 23, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
February Progress Report
By Anne Erickson - Intern, February 09, 2009 01:20 PM
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