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Canterbury Christmas lights and Market

17th December 2024
Venue: Cafe Nero St Georges St. Canterbury
President Maxine invites you to join her for a coffee at Café Nero at 4.30 pm on Tuesday, 17th December before visiting the Canterbury Christmas Market and viewing the Christmas lights.
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President's New Year Drinks

1st January 2025
Venue: Hatch Farm, Stelling Minnis
President's New Year Drinks at Hatch Farm, Stelling Minnis, starting at 12 noon on Wednesday, 1st January.
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Breast and cervical cancer screening project in Bangladesh: an update

We were delighted to receive an update from the Rotary Club of Dhaka recently on their Vision 2037 Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Programme. The initiative continues to make good progress as screening camps are held around the country.

The Dhaka Club has been working with other Rotary Clubs and Rotaractors around Bangladesh to hold around two screening camps per month. Most recently they organised a Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening event at the General Hospital in a place called Kushtia (jointly with RC Kushtia). Five Rotarians and four Rotaracters participated in the programme (led by President Rotarian Rabbie).

The programme, which our Club has contributed to, was supported by Gyneacological Oncology Society of Bangladesh with three specialists doctors led by Prof Sabera Khatun. Around 80 women attended the programme for screening. Three women tested positive for VIA (a test for early cervical cancer detection which is used in resource limited parts of the world) – in each case a biopsy sample was taken after colposcopy for further testing.

Meanwhile we also had an update from Rotarian Julie Reza, a member of our Club. Spurred on by our support, Julie organised a personal GoFundMe earlier this year. This raised over £1,000; this money has been used towards the cost of purchasing two HTU-110 thermocoagulation units at a cost of US$1,500 each. Thermocoagulation, also called ‘thermal ablation’, is another ablative treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN – abnormal changes in cells that line the cervix). It’s hoped the treatment will help saves lives. 

Picture: Announcements are made in the local area encouraging women to attend the screening camp (left). Some of the women waiting to be screened (faces disguised for privacy). Picture credit: Rotary Clubs of Dhaka and Kushtia (right).

 

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