Rotarian Isabel Scarinci & Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative Featured in Rotary Magazine

Rotarian Isabel Scarinci is dedicated to eradicating cervical cancer.

Rotarian Isabel Scarinci, Vice Chair of the Global and Rural Health Program in the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and her mission to eradicate cervical cancer are the subject of an eight-page feature story in the November issue of Rotary magazine.

The article details the development of Operation Wipe Out, a collaborative effort launched in 2023 by the Alabama Public Health Department, UAB, the Rotary Clubs of Birmingham and LaFayette and others to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat.

Scarinci, who is a polio survivor, is proud to lead Alabama as the first state to devise a comprehensive plan for the elimination of the preventable cancer and she aims to help replicate it across the country. 

Rotarian Isabel Scarinci and RCB President Bruce Rogers with Dr. Warner Huh, Chair of the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Nancy Wright, Director of the Alabama Department of Public Health Cancer Prevention and Control Division.

“The beauty of this is that it’s a mobilization of people who believe in the mission.”
-Isabel Scarinci 

Click here to read the article and spread the word about Operation Wipe Out!

Interested in getting involved with efforts to eliminate cervical cancer in Alabama? Join RCB and other partners for the Operation Wipe Out Summit on January 31, 2025 at The Harbert Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Click here to register and learn move.