The Kilimanjaro Cervical Screening Project

Project Lead(s): Karen Yeates

Dr. Karen Yeates, Co-Director of the Office of Global Health at Queen’s University, will implement the Kilimanjaro Cervical Cancer Screening Project in Tanzania. The project aims to examine and evaluate a cost-effective method of screening for cervical cancer using a trained non-physician healthcare worker, mobile phone camera and text messaging.

Grantee overview:
Program Stars in Global Health Round 3
Institution Queen's University
Institution Country Canada
Implementation Country Tanzania
Implementation Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Priority Cancer, Infectious Diseases, Women's and Children's Health
Platform Information and Communications Technology, Medical/Health Education Programs, New Models in Health Care Delivery/Health Systems