Project Summary

Project Name Breast and cervical cancer screening promotion project
Initiatives for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
  • 3.4 Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
  • 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage
    • Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.6 Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Outline of the Project
Target: Residents, mainly women aged 30-60; and healthcare professionals and volunteers at the four targeted public health centers.
  • 1)Support acquisition of knowledge and improvement of skills by healthcare professionals and volunteers, and donate necessary materials and equipment for breast and cervical cancer screening services to local public primary healthcare facilities serving local residents.
  • 2)Raise awareness among residents on the importance of regular breast and cervical cancer screenings and facilitate early cancer detection through the screening campaign.
Region 4 municipalities (Danli, Teupasenti, El Paraiso and Trojes) in El Paraiso Department, Republic of Honduras
Duration December 2022 to May 2026 (5 years)
Partner AMDA Multisectoral and Integrated Development Services

KPIs

Indicators and Output 3 year Target 1st year (2023/1~2024/2) 2st year (2024/3~2025/1)
1. Number of breast cancer screenings 460 111 426
2. Number of cervical cancer screenings 5600 1440 1766
3. Number of thermal ablation (TA) treatments 200 131 43