VIA Clinic

We have funded 4 clinics at Bartica, Mahaicony and Charity hospitals. Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) of the cervix has proven to be a relatively inexpensive and successful method of identifying cervical abnormalities associated with cancer. The main purpose is early detection and treatment to prevent the onset of cervical cancer. The VIA clinic was an obvious need as cervical cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide, a range Guyana falls within. The positive rate of the VIA test is approximately 12.5%, which demonstrates the need for these clinics. To date we have built 3  VIA clinics, in Mahaicony, Bartica and Charity. (NEED TO ADD CURRENT SITE INFO TO THE LEARN MORE BUTTON)