By Eveline Mumenthaler | Chief Operating Officer
1. The rollout of 5 HPV screening programs benefitting nearly 30,000 women to demonstrate that HPV testing is both feasible and results in the detection of more high-risk disease.
2. The technical training of healthcare staff led by BHI: Over 190 El Salvadorian nurses, doctors and ministry of health (MOH) key personnel were trained. The group of trainees were based on the plan for their direct or indirect involvement in the various programs.
3. The ability to send out mass texting messages to women in the required demographic to encourage/remind them to get screened for cervical cancer.
4. The development of a fully functional REDCap database that can integrate into the country’s Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
5. A technical workshop co-led by BHI, MOH and NCI to assess achievements and barriers of the implementation of the national cervical cancer prevention program in El Salvador,. one of the most comprehensive among LMIC nations.
6. The continuous assessment of the enrollment in these programs. Regular reports are generated allowing for issues to be immediately addressed.
7. Program lessons learned to aid in the scale-up or further improvement of fully incorporated cervical cancer prevention programs as part of the MOH’s routine health services.
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