Colposcopy Course Alexandria, Egypt Mr Ayman Ewies Consultant Gynaecologist

1. NEWS Evening Star, Saturday, January 31, 2009 Page 7www.eveningstar.co.uk
Friends and family bid last farewellHUNDREDS of mourners
were due to gather today
to celebrate the life of an
inspirational Suffolk art
teacher who died at the
age of just 27.
As many as 500 people
were expected to be pres-
ent at Tattingstone
Church for the funeral of
Kate Talmadge, of Capel
St Mary, who died in her
sleep on January 15.
Besides family and
friends, many of Miss
Talmadge’s former stu-
dents were expected to be
paying their respects.
Miss Talmadge was
well-known in Ipswich
and Stowmarket, having
taught hundreds of stu-
dents at Holywells High
School as an art teacher
before moving to a new
role at Combs Middle
School in September.
Students in Ipswich
and Stowmarket were
said to be extremely upset
on hearing the news of
Miss Talmadge’s death.
One pupil, Esme, wrote
on The Evening Star web-
site: “Miss Talmadge will
be terribly missed by
loads of friends, family,
workmates and pupils.
“Miss Talmadge was a
very talented person who
shall never be forgotten.
“Miss you so, so much.”
Earlier this week a new
charity in Miss
Talmadge’s name was
launched to carry on her
legacy of motivating
youngsters to succeed.
The Kate Talmadge Art
Travel Award, conceived
by her family and backed
by The Star, Suffolk
County Council, Ipswich
Hospital and The East of
England Co-op Society,
will offer an annual bur-
sary for students in the
county.
Yesterday the Star
reported that the first
major donation of £1,000
was made by The East of
England Co-op Society.
■ Would you like to pay
tribute to Miss Talmadge?
Write to Your Letters,
Evening Star, 30 Lower
Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4
1AN, email starnews@eve
ningstar.co.uk or click on
The Star’s website at
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Funeral of tragic art
teacher Kate, today
Consultants helping doctors in Egypt
SCREENING TO SAVE LIVES: Ipswich Hospital consultant Barnaby Rufford and Ayman Ewies with a col-
poscopy camera in a clinic at Ipswich Hospital. Picture: IPSWICH HOSPITAL
CONSULTANTS from Ipswich
Hospital are teaming up with doctors
in Egypt to help introduce the
African country’s first cervical can-
cer screening programme.
Gynaecologists Ayman Ewies and
Barnaby Rufford travelled to
Alexandria to teach their peers how
to perform colposcopy – a technique
using a camera to visualise the neck
of the womb which forms part of the
screening process for cervical cancer.
Mr Ewies said: “Since the UK intro-
duced a screening programme for
cervical cancer 20 years ago there’s
been a marked decline in the number
of cases – so much so the programme
is respected across the world.
“In the Middle and Far East, and in
Africa there is no screening pro-
gramme and as a result many women
die.”
Mr Rufford said: “This was the first
colposcopy course in Alexandria and
it was very well received.
“We hope to host an Egyptian doc-
tor each year at Ipswich Hospital to
continue the transfer of skills.”
■■ Have you been helped by the gynae-
cological team at Ipswich Hospital?
Write to Your Letters, Evening Star,
30 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich IP4
1AN or e-mail eveningstarletters@
eveningstar.co.uk
People or businesses can make a donation to Kate’s
fund. Address donations to: The Kate Talmadge Art
Travel Award, Evening Star, 30 Lower Brook Street,
Ipswich, Suffolk, IP41AN. Cheques should be made
payable to The Kate Talmadge Art Travel Award.
By NEIL PUFFETT
neil.puffett@eveningstar.co.uk
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