Medicine For Humanity:
Global Solutions for Women’s Healthcare

Dr. Kristin Keefe is active in Medicine for Humanity, a nonprofit organizaton dedicated to treating women with cervical cancer in less developed countries. The following photos were taken on recent trips to Bangledesh and Africa.

Mission
The improvement of the health of women throughout the world by preventing and treating cervical cancer.

Vision
To achieve an immediate impact in women’s healthcare by creating sustainable programs to reduce the death rate from cervical cancer through education, prevention, early detection and treatment. We are dedicated to the elimination of social, economic and cultural barriers to women’s healthcare. Improving the health of women will also advance the welfare of children, the family, the community and the nation.

Summary
Medicine for Humanity (MFH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to an immediate and significant reduction in the death rate from women’s cancers throughout the world. Our organization provides on-site teaching by outstanding clinicians, educational resources, telemedicine applications and assistance in developing sustainable programs to address every aspect of women’s cancer care: prevention, early detection, treatment and the complete physical and emotional care of the cancer patient. Since 1995, Medicine for Humanity’s main efforts have been in cervical cancer control programs for countries around the world and Native American and underserved populations in the United States.

Medicine for Humanity has extensive experience in evaluating and developing oncology services for populations throughout the world, and provides a unique association of clinicians from the leading medical institutions in the United States. Medicine for Humanity, in collaboration with telemedicine experts in the United States, is well equipped to design and implement a comprehensive cervical cancer control program that is greatly needed throughout the world.

The staff of Medicine for Humanity consists of world-renowned cancer specialists who provide patients the finest cancer treatment. Our volunteer clinical faculty includes over 120 gynecologic oncologis ts (only 700 in the United States), as well as surgical, medical and radiation oncologists. Our physicians are skilled in clinical research as well as in the design and implementation of clinical trials. This mechanism can bring the latest cancer care to women who would otherwise have no hope of cure.

Medicine for Humanity’s goal is to provide education and training for the next generation of cancer care professionals, who are preparing to provide care for their own patients. The development and integration of medicine and telecommunications are the key components to the comprehensive health plan outlined in this proposal. In addition to providing cost-effective screening, prevention, and treatment solutions, implementation of the MFH telemedicine network will ensure the rapid delivery of high quality medical services and the dissemination of medical information and education to the host-country. The impact of the high-quality healthcare assistance delivered by MFH to the hostcountry will be immediate and dramatic. The goal of MFH is to establish in the hostcountry a sustainable self-sufficient program that would be facilitated by telemedicine for the comprehensive local management of patients with cervical cancer.

The tax ID for Medicine for Humanity is 88-0364635.

Visit the website of Medicine for Humanity.

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