Cervical cancer prevention in Colombian indigenous communities, a project by Acacia de Vida Foundation

Jose Mauricio Hernandez Sarmiento; Santiago Ramírez Cantillo; Pedro Miguel Hernández Aramburo; Susana Villegas Sánchez

doi:10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.101623

Cervical cancer prevention in Colombian indigenous communities, a project by Acacia de Vida Foundation

Jose Mauricio Hernandez Sarmiento
, Santiago Ramírez Cantillo (Author undergraduate student)
, Pedro Miguel Hernández Aramburo (Author undergraduate student)
, Susana Villegas Sánchez

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Abstract

Since 2021, a group of 3 medical students and a physician started working together with a shared dream: improving health care access for the most vulnerable communities in Colombia and around the world. Over the years, we have carried out medical brigades, supported rural patients requiring specialized treatment, and conducted medical research. In 2023, we took a significant step forward by officially establishing the Acacia de Vida Foundation in Medellín, Colombia to formalize and expand our efforts.

Translated title of the contribution	Prevención del cáncer de cuello uterino en comunidades indígenas colombianas, un proyecto de la Fundación Acacia de Vida
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
Volume	35
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgc.2024.101623
State	Published - Aug 2025

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Cervical cancer prevention in Colombian indigenous communities, a project by Acacia de Vida Foundation. / Hernandez Sarmiento, Jose Mauricio; Ramírez Cantillo, Santiago (Author undergraduate student); Hernández Aramburo, Pedro Miguel (Author undergraduate student) et al.
In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer, Vol. 35, No. 8, 08.2025, p. 1-3.

Research output: Contribution to scientific journal › Article in an indexed scientific journal › peer-review

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