Goal: To eliminate cervical cancer in Baja, Mexico. This grant brings the DNA testing recommended by WHO in its global initiative to eliminate cervical cancer by 2080, as well as the highly effective treatment tool, thermocoagulator, to prevent cervical cancer from forming especially at its earliest stages, an economically wise approach.
Objective: To upgrade Baja medical professional capability to prevent cervical cancer by providing inexpensive DNA PCR testing for HPV with the culturally appropriate benefits of self-swabbing and 40-second treatment for positive cases that doesn't hurt but lasts 5 years.
Brief description of the project: A more rural and remote peninsula in Mexico, Baja is underserved in health care diagnosis and treatment. Like other LMIC (lower and middle income countries/regions) Baja, Mexico has a high rate of incidence and death from cervical cancer. Yet, cervical cancer is the most preventable cancer, provided availability of adequate screening for HPV infection and early treatment to arrest the virus that causes it.
Your project is "Fully Pledged". This means the amount of the pledges is equal to the total budget of the project. Now the project needs to be finalized and go through the approval process with The Rotary Foundation. This process gets started on the administration page.
Project listed for the 2023-24 Rotary Year.
The TRF Grant application number is #2464060.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Bajamar (4100)
21-May-24
$1,000
$9,500
$10,500
Oakland (5170)
21-May-24
$15,435
$28,125
$43,560
Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation
-
$30,100
$30,100
Additional Contribution (not matched by The Rotary Foundation)
$21,125
Total
$105,285
Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.
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History Log Entries
21-May-24
by Barbara Beery
System Entry: Creation of project page.
27-Jul-24
by Barbara Beery
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
27-Jul-24
by Barbara Beery
System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".
27-Jul-24
by Barbara Beery
System Entry: Pledge of $2,500 with $5,000 DDF by Lawrence Hutchings of the Rotary Club of Clayton Valley/Concord Sunrise, District 5160.
