Occasionally, supporters of CCC comment that they would like to “breeze off” with us to one of our destinations, say, Guatemala, or Kenya, or Haiti. The fact is that getting to our work sites is no “breeze.” When CCC goes overseas, we have already accomplished a huge set of tasks since we must travel with...
The Guatemala Projects, Coban Hospital and Chisec, are right around the corner and the CCC team is in full motion getting prepared. The Ministry of Health letter is in its last stage, all the supplies have been received and we are busy organizing and packing it all up. Ground support with our partners, Asociación Compañero...
CCC was honored by an invitation to speak at the National Ethiopian Cancer Conference in August, 2013. Because CCC’s Director, Dr. Patricia Gordon, could not attend, CCC was delighted to be represented by Dr. Samson Mulugeta of Ayder Referral Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia, who was instrumental in setting up the CCC See and Treat Clinic...
Indigenous Mayans and their Health Practices Using western medicine to treat indigenous people presents challenges in overcoming cultural differences and communicating. When CCC works in Coban, Guatemala at the end of September, it needs some grounding in ways traditional Mayans confront illness and health and their views on the sources of illness and methods to...
