Author Archives: Tricia Salazar

First-Ever Community Roll-Out of the SUCCESS–FAP Program in the Philippines: Island Barangays of Estancia, Iloilo

On  December 12, 2025 the first-ever community roll-out of the Scale-Up Cervical Cancer Elimination through Secondary Strategies – Focusing on Asia Pacific (SUCCESS–FAP) program in the Philippines was successfully conducted in the municipality of Estancia, Iloilo, marking a historic milestone in the implementation of community-based cervical cancer screening in the country. The initial roll-out was […]

Roll-out of cervical cancer screening for barangay health workers: Lemery, Estancia, and Carles

Following the completion of the Facilitators’ Training in each municipality, the program proceeded to the roll-out phase, which began on the day immediately following the training sessions. This phase focused on the actual screening of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), serving as the initial on-the-ground implementation of the SUCCESS–FAP program at the community level. During the […]

Scale-Up Cervical Cancer Elimination through Secondary Strategies – Focusing on Asia Pacific Program Implementation: Facilitators’ Training in Lemery, Estancia and Carles, Iloilo

The Philippines, an archipelagic country characterized by diverse and geographically dispersed communities, includes the Province of Iloilo in the Western Visayas region. Located in the northern part of the province is District 5, which is composed of eleven (11) municipalities. However, the core implementation of the Scale-Up Cervical Cancer Elimination through Secondary Strategies – Focusing […]