GIAHC Young Leaders Raise Funds for Cervical Cancer Screening:
The GIAHC Young Leaders (GYL) program is excited to participate in a new fundraising project in partnership with HerHealthEQ. Funds will be raised during a water race on Saturday, August 6, in Brookhaven, New York, to match towards donating one colposcope to a community-based healthcare clinic in Costa Rica, a low/middle income country with a high burden of cervical cancer. Local healthcare providers will also be trained to use the device by HerHealthEQ with appropriate referral process for those women who might need further evaluation and treatment.
The donation from GIAHC will be made in honor of Michele Baldwin, “Lady Ganga,” (MBLMF), who after being diagnosed with late-stage cervical cancer and being told that she had only a few months to live, embarked on a paddle-board trip down the Ganges River in India in order to raise awareness about cervical cancer screening and prevention. Her powerful story has inspired the Young Leaders at GIAHC to continue her mission of raising awareness and making cervical cancer screening accessible to those that need it the most globally.
