Dr. Marlieke de Fouw, a Consultant, Researcher, and Supervising Physician at the Female Cancer Foundation has commended Buseesa Medical Centre III for actively participating in the struggle to fight cervical cancer in Uganda saying that Buseesa Medical Centre III is one of the best implementers of Cervical Cancer screening and treatment.
Dr. Maelieke said this on 16th August, 2024 at Buseesa Medical Centre III located in Buseesa Trading Centre, Kibaale District in her routine monitoring for organizations and Health facilities that are working with Female Cancer Foundation to fight against cervical cancer. She was meeting Buseesa Medical Centre III staff and some of the patients who have benefited from cervical cancer screening services at Buseesa Medical Centre III.
I am very grateful to meet you and to hear about the work that you are doing. I am impressed with the work you are doing here. It is very important for the women, and also for their husbands, the children, and the community because when they stay healthy, the rest of them stay healthy.
The Buseesa Medical Centre III Incharge Dr. Lubega Richard told Dr. Marlieke that within one and half months, Buseesa Medical Centre III has screened over 100 women for cervical cancer. He added that during the screening exercise, three VIA-positive cases were identified and have received treatment using thermo coagulation technology.
He however noted that during the screening and treatment exercise, the facility meets some challenges including but not limited to; cultural beliefs and stigma associated with cervical cancer screening deterring women from participating, insufficient community awareness about the importance of cervical cancer screening and early detection, lack of adequate screening equipment and necessary consumables to meet the high demand of cervical cancer screening and treatment among others.
What you need to know about the Female Cancer Foundation
Female Cancer Foundation (FCF) was founded on the ideal of fighting cervical cancer worldwide. A cervical cancer-free world. Not a utopia but a real goal, to be achieved by:
- Providing care (screening and treatment) on the spot,
- providing education and information,
- conducting research.
In all that FCF does, it is paramount that the local health care and population ultimately acquire the knowledge they need to fight cervical cancer. FCF works according to the ‘train-the-trainer’ principle: local health workers are trained in order to be able to spread the acquired knowledge further within the local community. Read More about Female Cancer Foundation Here
