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Implement a comprehensive and replicable project for the prevention and elimination of cervical cancer in commune 6 of Neiva, increasing HPV vaccination coverage and screening through DNA testing, while training community leaders and local health teams, with the aim of creating a sustainable method aligned with WHO guidelines, which can be replicated globally to save lives and improve public health.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: (15 lines maximum) The "VIDA Initiative" is a comprehensive project that seeks to support health entities in the territory and train the community of Commune 6 of Neiva, an area of high socioeconomic vulnerability, to combat cervical cancer. Developed by the Neiva Las Ceibas Rotary Club in collaboration with the Salamanca Borrero SalBo Foundation, the local community, the Huila Health Secretariat, the Neiva Health Secretariat, the Neiva Women's Secretariat, the Universidad del Rosario, the Colombian Society of Pathology and the Intersectoral Health Roundtable led by the Universidad Surcolombiana, the project aims to become a pilot model worldwide. Its objective is to demonstrate how civil society, represented by Rotary, in alliance with territorial entities and the community, can contribute to the global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem. Key activities include HPV vaccination
campaigns, screening days with HPV DNA tests, awareness programs, and training of community leaders to ensure long-term sustainability. In addition, local health teams will be trained to ensure continuous, quality care. This initiative, aligned with WHO guidelines, seeks to establish a method for preventing and eliminating cervical cancer that can be replicated in other regions of the world.
PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT NEEDS YOU IDENTIFIED? The Neiva Territorial Health Plan (PTS) 2024-2027, which is based on the SIVIGILA UNM Neiva 2023 Report, highlights that, between 2020 and 2023, commune 6 reported the highest number of cases of cervical cancer in the city, with a total of 58 events, with 2023 being the year with the most cases, reaching 30 reports. (1). On the other hand, data from the Colombian Ministry of Health for 2022 reveal that HPV vaccination coverage in Neiva was only 32.5%, well below the national goal of 90%. Likewise, screening coverage through HPV DNA tests in 2020 was only 0.68% in Colombia, far from the goal of 70%. (2) According to the National Statistical System (DANE 2020), this commune has the highest concentration of multidimensional poverty in the city. (3)
HOW WILL THE PROJECT MEET THESE NEEDS? WHO WILL BENEFICIARY OF THIS PROJECT? PLEASE MENTION AN ESTIMATED NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES. (15 lines maximum)
Free HPV vaccination campaigns for children, increasing coverage from 32.5% to 50% in commune 6, Screening days with HPV DNA tests aimed at women aged 30 to 49, increasing coverage from 0.68% to 10% in commune 6, Community awareness and sensitization days that will reach a minimum of 35% of the inhabitants of commune 6, promoting prevention and early detection. Training of community leaders in commune 6 who will ensure the continuity of the actions beyond the project period. Training of local health teams to improve their capacity to effectively serve the community.
It is estimated that the project will directly benefit 11,558 people, 1,742 girls and 1,900 boys subject to HPV vaccination, 1,706 women subject to HPV DNA screening, 6,000 community members who will be involved in awareness and prevention activities, 180 community leaders and 30 members of local health teams.
SUSTAINABILITY: (explain how the project will continue to operate once the financial support you receive for this project ends) Training of community leaders, strategic alliances with local and regional institutions, training of health teams, validation of a vaccination and screening method to be incorporated into local public health policies, ensuring its long-term implementation, continuous monitoring and evaluation, allowing adjustments in interventions and ensuring their effectiveness and replicability.
IS THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED? DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTINUITY OF THE PROJECT?
Community leaders will be trained to lead and manage cervical cancer prevention activities within their communities. In addition, the community has been actively involved in the planning phase of the project.
CONCEPT VALUE IN PESOS VALUE IN DOLLARS
COST OF THE PROJECT COP $198.220.000 US $44.810
Local Club COP $8'844.704 US $ 2.000
District 4281 COP $8'844.704 US $ 2.000
Internacional Clubs:
International District/sCOP $ US$
The Rotary Foundation COP $ US$
**PENDING FINANCING **COP $ **US$
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