Welcome to NACCF

Our organisation:
  • NACCF is the Nepal Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation. We are working with the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation to deliver the cervical cancer vaccine and cervical cancer screening to the people of Nepal.
  • In 2009, 1,300 young Nepali girls received vaccination against cervical cancer, and a further 3,200 girls will be vaccinated in 2010 as part of a school based program targeting girls aged 11-13 years.
  • In 2011 we will be vaccinating 10,000 girls in the Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Kavre, Kaski, Chitwan, Makwanpur and Kapilvastu regions.
  • In Nepal, cervical cancer is the number one cancer affecting women. This vaccine can provide up to 80% protection against cervical cancer, giving girls a brighter future. 
Australian volunteers come to Nepal to help at the clinic!
In February 2011 NACCF happily hosted a team of Australian volunteers who came to Nepal to donate their time at our clinic!

The team came to Banepa with energy and optimism to help us complete the construction of our clinic with both their manpower, as well as a significant fundraising effort back in Australia!

The volunteers were put to work making cement and building pillars and when the physical activity became all too much (and electricity was on) it was time to enter cervical and breast cancer screening data into registration books and database software.

The team were also able to attend one of our cervical and breast cancer screening camps in Sanga, Kavre, Nepal with our nursing staff screening 180 women on the day.

NACCF extend heartfelt gratitude to the volunteer team. We hope they will always remember their time in Nepal, and hope to see them again soon!

For more photos check our photo gallery!

News Update!
Our sister organisation NNCTR successfully reached the goal of the Global Giving Challenge! More than $4000 was raised before the 22nd of December and they have now earnt a permanent place on the website!
A heartfelt thank you to all that donated! Our new target is to raise enough funds to screen 1000 Nepali women for cervical and breast cancer.
Feel free to view our progress or donate to this worthy cause by clicking on the following link: Global Giving
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Girls vaccinated against cervical cancer.
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Delivering the cervical cancer vaccine.
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The team of Australian volunteers are welcomed to the clinic
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Hard at work with clinic construction
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Cervical and breast cancer screening camp in Sanga, Kavre, Nepal
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Cervical cancer data entry

Publications

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The results of our 2009 vaccination program:

Singh, Y., Shah, A., Singh, M., Verma, S., Srestha, BM., Vaidya, P., Nakarmi, RP., Srestha, SBB. (2010). Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination in Nepal: An Initial Experience. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 11(3): 615-617 pubmed link

An article written by our Australian Youth Ambassador for Development about our programs in Nepal:
                                        Prime, D.K. (2010). The Long Journey in the Fight Against Cervical Cancer in Nepal.
                                        AYAD Exchange Magazine, Oct-Jan 2010 issue, pages 12-15 (Part 1) Link to magazine