Women's Health
Women's health is grossly neglected in rural Honduras. The combination of poor education, poor transportation, poor nutrition, long distances from clinics, overwhelming efforts just to feed the family, early and multiple pregnancies with at home births, and many other difficulties make for a perfect storm of poor health outcomes for women. Cervical cancer is still the number one killer of women in Honduras. It is virtually preventable.
Shoulder to Shoulder is working hard to improve this conditions. Some of these projects include education of local midwives who attend in home deliveries, folic acid distribution, education of local health care volunteers in the communities, and an extensive program of cervical cancer detection and treatment.
To read further:
Cervical Cancer Prevention Program
