I am signing off for several weeks while traveling on a medical mission as a volunteer and official photographer with PINCC, a medical non-profit group, to Central America: Nicaragua and El Salvador.

PINCC Mission:
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in the world today, and in poor countries it is number one. Over 290,000 women die of it every year; yet it is completely preventable with screening and treatment. Our mission is to provide one-visit cervical cancer prevention treatment to women without access to care in developing countries. We train medical personnel in these areas to continue this important work. PINCC provides volunteer doctors and counselors who travel to underserved areas worldwide. PINCC use a proven single-visit protocol, developed by the U. N. World Health Organization's Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention. This VIA/cryotherapy/LEEP program is more effective than traditional PAP smears, PINNC’s teams can screen, diagnose and treat precancerous lesions of the cervix with a success rate of over 90%. We carry all necessary equipment, and need only electricity to provide full treatment.

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