Daron G. Ferris, the founder of CerviCusco, will receive the 2020 Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award for Global Women’s Health for his dedication to cervical cancer prevention among the indigenous women in Cusco, Peru. Dr. Ferris created CerviCusco, a non-profit organization that ensures that all women, including those with limited economic resources, have access to high-quality and affordable health education and care, including screening, diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer. Dr. Ferris will receive the award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, during an event at Penn on Thursday, April 23, 3-5 p.m., in room 208, The Arch.

 “Dr. Ferris is a leading clinician, educator and researcher whose focus on cervical cancer treatment and prevention has improved the lives of countless women, and their families,” said Penn Nursing Dean Antonia Villarruel. “His innovative approach to establishing health-care access for underserved women, establishing international partnerships with nurses and other interdisciplinary colleagues and building community capacity to improve the lives of women make him—and CerviCusco—exemplary recipients of the Penn Nursing Renfield Foundation Award winner.”