On May 7^th, 2024, HAEFA’s George Washington medical school chapter hosted its inaugural meeting. The meeting was presented under a teach-in format with multiple speakers composed entirely of student leadership from the organization. The topics of the teach-in were the HAEFA’s humanitarian and clinical services using electronic medical record (EMR) system for the rural and underserved populations in Kurigram, Noakhali and Cox’s Bazar districts of Bangladesh. A major focus of the topics was also on the Rohingya FDMN/refugee crisis and HAEFA’s intervention within the camps. The six student presenters were as follows: Ishan Abdullah, Meagan Mitchell, Abdulla Ali, William Huang, Hannaka Spillman,& Omar Saadi. Highlighted during the meeting were HAEFA’s innovative see-and-treat approach for cervical cancer, community-based tuberculosis screening and treatment workflow, COVID-19 management, natural disaster aid, and the implementation of NIROG in remote and underserved areas of Bangladesh. After discussing HAEFA’s role, the goals of the student organization were reviewed, and upcoming opportunities for new members were revealed. The talk was concluded with a reminder about how the plight of global disadvantaged populations vastly extends past their media exposure and the duty of students today in educating themselves and others to ensure these people are continuously given the support they need, The student organization has two fundraisers planned for the upcoming months and hopes to host another dedicated teach-in session focused on HAEFA’s disaster response within refugee camps.

A Non-residential Training on Screening, Treatment & Management for Prevention of Cervical Cancer was held on 11^th February to 23^rd February 2023 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), organized by DMCH and supported by HAEFA.

The session was held with the resource persons from DMCH, Professor Dr. Nazma Hoque, Professor and Departmental Head of Obstetrics and Gynae, DMCH, along with Professor Dr. Fatema Rahman, Professor Dr. Khodeza Begum, Assistant Professor Dr. Lutfa Begum Lipi, Associate Professor Dr. S M Shahida, Junior Consultant Dr. Samina Sultana, RS DMCH Dr. Mahbubur Rahman Rajib, 3 Junior Consultant, and 4 SSN were present and coordinated by Dr. Sharmin Sultana Urmi, National Clinical Coordinator, HAEFA Bangladesh.

The training was framed with Consultant from DH, Ulipur, Bhaurungamari UHC of KURIGRAM district and SRHR Officer of Gazipur & Netrokona, 2 Junior Consultant from DMCH, and National Coordinator GBV from DGHS were participated in the training program.

The first 6 days of the training were about Basic VIA Training which included Anatomy, Physiology of Female Reproductive Organ, Etiology, and Pathogenesis of Cervical Cancer with Single Visit “See and Treat” approach of cervical precancers lesions. Also, enlightening the trainees about the Principles of Cervical Cancer Screening- Target age, Frequency of Screening, and practicing VIA & CBE Examination at the outdoor of DMCH.