On one cold Friday evening in July, we meet 81 year-old Beatrice Wambui at the Kenyatta National Hospital. The elderly mother of three hails from Gatundu South, a constituency in Kiambu County, Central Kenya. We find Beatrice seated on her bed, sipping a hot mug of brown porridge. But seeing her mother comfortably sip on …Read More

The free fistula medical camp taking place at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) with the support of among others; the Flying Doctor’s Society of Africa (FDSA), Freedom from Fistula Foundation, KNH and Citizen Television has come to a successful close. “It was a very successful camp and we are glad to have helped facilitate the fistula …Read More

Two days ago, we spoke to Melvin Nyamao about her journey with vesicovaginal fistula (VVF). All through her days at the Kenyatta National Hospital where the free medical camp  –supported by among others Flying Doctors Society of Africa, KNH, Freedom from Fistula Foundation and Citizen Television, there was the notable presence of one man –Melvin’s …Read More

In the ongoing free Fistula Medical Camp at the Kenyatta National Hospital, women’s lives are being transformed. The camp is being done in collaboration with various partners, among them the Flying Doctors Society of Africa, Kenyatta National Hospital, the Freedom from Fistula Foundation and Citizen Television. One of those whose life is just about to …Read More

On the 19th of September 2013, visiting members of the Rotary Club of Essendon, Australia toured the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), where the Flying Doctors Society of Africa (FDSA) had a team of doctors carrying out Fistula repairs on women from across the country. The team presented a cheque of KShs. 11 million to the …Read More

Rose* is a 6 year old girl who was brutally raped by a neighbor from her village in rural Wajir, Northern Kenya. The impact of the attack on Rose and her family has been huge. Rose has received limited medical treatment through the efforts of the Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW). Rose had initially …Read More

Tis the season to be jolly! This Festive season, we are offering a special discount to all our members and clients. If you purchase any new annual or short stay membership between the 1st and 31st of December 2012, we are offering you a 10% discount on the subscription! You cannot afford to be without …Read More

We had a chance to talk to Norah Nyaboke during the Kisii fistula camp and this is what she had to say: Norah Nyaboke 23 years old from a small village in Gucha had VVF/Bladder stones. She says that she was orphaned at early age when she was 6 years old, I was raised by …Read More

This is Esther’s story which was revealed to us during the Kisii Fistula Camp: Esther Kwamboka from Kisii 19 years of age narrates of how she became pregnant while still in school. I had gone to school as usual and I received a call from my boyfriend who requested me to escort him to the …Read More

During the Kisii Fistula Camp, we met a 62 year old Rachel Wanjiku who comes from Busia district and has lived with fistula for 45 years. This is her story: We lived with our parents in Nyandarua and when my parents died I decided as the first born to relocate with my siblings to Eldoret. …Read More