WINGS creates opportunities for Guatemalan families to improve their lives by providing them with family planning education and access to reproductive health services.
Using “See and Treat” Approach to Diagnosing Cervical Cancer Could Prevent More Than 100,000 Deaths Annually
A report published in January 2010 concludes that using a “see and treat” approach to diagnosing cervical cancer in developing countries could prevent more than 100,000 cervical cancer deaths annually. The study, published in the journal The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, said that visual inspection with acetic acid and treatment with cryotherapy, known as VIA/CRYO, could help decrease the estimated 300,000 worldwide cervical cancer deaths each year, 85% of which occur in developing countries where health service infrastructures are typically poor and the
What can your support do?
- $35 covers the cost of a tubal ligation.
- $50 provides all educational materials to train 30 men in reproductive health and family planning through our WINGS for Men program.
- $100 trains a youth peer educator to provide sexual and reproductive health information to adolescents in the community.
- $250 purchases a year's supply of birth control pills for 35 women.
- $500 provides cervical cancer detection and treatment for 30 women.
Learn more about how your support of WINGS makes a difference in the lives of Guatemalan families.
WINGS cervical cancer nurse, Carmen Ordoñez, prepares to use the "see and treat" method at a community center in Santa Lucia Milpas Altas. To learn more about WINGS' cervical cancer detection and treatment program, click here.