As our summer project in Kisumu drew to a close on July 20, the SRT team reflected on a productive and enlightening experience. Initially focused on the mSaada app, we soon discovered a handful of ongoing projects that broadened the scope of our time in Kisumu. mSaada is a digital platform designed to aid community health promoters (CHPs) in cervical cancer prevention efforts. Features of the app include patient education, screening reminders, and screening result notifications just to name a few.     Beyond mSaada, we contributed to several other initiatives. The U54 project, centered on HPV vaccination and screening, saw us designing promotional materials for health fairs offering free services. We also participated in the Elimisha project, which explored community perceptions of HPV, HIV, and cervical cancer stigma. Our involvement in survey administration was limited due to language barriers, as we lacked proficiency in Swahili and Luo. A personal and team highlight was developing tools to streamline our colleagues' workflows, allowing them to focus...

Four weeks into our Duke Global Health SRT program in Kisumu, Kenya, Afraaz, Kelsey, Skylar, and I (Sahil) have been assisting in launching a pilot study for a mobile health app designed to facilitate HPV screening and cervical cancer prevention. While our initial focus was on integrating feedback from community health promoters (CHPs) who use the app, we quickly found ourselves contributing to two other critical projects: U54, focused on HPV vaccination and screening, and Elimisha, aimed at community education and stigma reduction around HPV and cervical cancer.   Our first field visit took us to three primary schools, where we met with head teachers and the local chief to discuss an upcoming free vaccination and screening clinic. This involved securing permission for girls to attend the multi-day clinic, even if it meant missing some school. Since then, our primary contribution to U54 has been creating a one-pager to advertise the clinic, set to be distributed starting July 1st.   The second field visit,...