Ingrid Memorial Hospital (IMH) is situated in Shibpur, village of Kalishuri union under Bauphal Upazilla which is the second largest Upazila of Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. About 3, 50,000 people live in 14 unions of Bauphal Upazila and there is only one government health complex to provide the health services for the people but that health complex is not medically well equipped, thus, IMH is playing a vital role in providing health services to the people. Since this IMH has been established by Mr. Motalib Weijters and Ms. Ingrid Weijters and being supported by them to expand its area of services, however, in March 2013 Ms. Ingrid had died due to cancer and SLOPB management has decided to change the CMC’s name as “Ingrid Memorial Hospital (IMH)” as a tribute to the memory of Ms. Ingrid. Considering the necessity of the people living in the Bauphal area SLOPB has been providing medical services through indoor and outdoor patient management. Although the IMH started mainly working for child and maternal health care but gradually it has expanded its area of services on other area of medical services, however, in October 2012 while the Female Cancer Foundation Netherlands visited the IMH and provided an introduction of the “See and Treat” method,

1. To organize cervical cancer” See and Treat” program during 5 years in the Mother and Child Clinic and in the outreach Satellite Clinics.
2. To organize screening of Cervical and Breast Cancer and aware the community on the prevention of Breast Cancer.
3. To provide regular training to health care personnel by international FCF team according to train the principle trainer.
4. To implement a broad spectrum of activities and networking including collaboration with Governmental referral centers and to provide regular feedback and follow-up of positive cases for scaling up and sustainability of the project.

Screening with VIA( Visual Inspection with acetic acid) and treatment if necessary for 18000 women( 18-60 years) attending the health care facilities of SLOPB. The catchment area will be in the project area of SLOPB Health and Sanitation and EPIA projects and patients and their attendants coming to the Ingrid Memorial Hospital ( IMH) and surrounding of the southern part of Bangladesh through satellite clinics.

Following the plan the project is conducting indoor clinic and outreach clinic to provide treatment as single visit approach through VIA Tests/screening for the eligible women ( 18-60 years) and if it is found positive then treat through Kryotheraphy. Through out the project period the screening and treatment will be continuing to cover 80% of the eligible women living in Bauphal Upazila to prevent Cervical Cancer and Breast Cancer.

Apart from the screening program awareness sessions on the cervical cancer and breast cancer have been conducted for the female patients and their attendants coming to IMH for medical services, mass gathering through cultural program and courtyard meetings in the community Through these sessions local men and women will be knowing about the importance of screening process to prevent the cervical cancer and will be attending the clinics accordingly.