Georgia - 5th Cervical Cancer Prevention Week Actions and Plans

  • TV interview in the morning show of the famous Georgian TV of the President of the ECCA together with the Director of the National Screening Center
  • Radio interviews of the European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) members – “Alliance Against Cancer” “Gerogian Federation of Colposcopy” and representative to be held on two major radios of Georgia
  • TV footage of the President of the ECCA as she goes to conduct her regular screening during the CCPW
  • Presentation of the Cervical Cancer guidelines, elaborated by the Georgian Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology together with the UNFPA, with the presence of the President of the ECCA, representatives from the Parliament, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, oncologists and gynecologists, and representatives from insurance and pharma companies, which will be highlighted on all major TV channels of Georgia
  • Distribution of cervical cancer related informational materials in public places (movie theaters, big supermarkets) by young volunteers from the Medical University of “Aieti”
  • Distribution of informational materials and Pearls of Wisdom through the perfumery network “Ici Paris”
  • Demonstration of the Prevention Week banners in the Screening Centers of Tbilisi and popularization of the petition of “Stop Cervical Cancer in Europe”
  • Lectures for the doctors in the family medicine centers in Tbilisi and other cities by “Georgian Women Doctors‟ Association”,”Georgian Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology”, “Alliance Against Cancer” and “Georgian Federation of Colposcopy”
  • Lectures for Medical University “Aieti” students conducted by the members of “Alliance Against Cancer” and “Georgian Federation of Colposcopy”
  • Training of the doctors from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) group from Abkhazia by “Georgian Federation of Colposcopy”
  • Free medical examinations conducted by the members of “Alliance Against Cancer”, and “Georgian Federation of Colposcopy” for the persons from the most at risk and IDPs groups
  • Informational seminars among the IDP populations by “Georgian Women‟s Center”
  • Electronic campaign on “Stop Cervical Cancer in Europe” petition
23 January 2011 - 29 January 2011
Organiser: 
Alliance Against Cancer
Organiser: 
Gerogian Federation of Colposcopy
Topics: 
Cancer prevention and control
Cervical cancer / HPV
Under the auspices of UICC: 
No

Location

Tbilisi