The flying doctors society of africa will be hosting a movie night on the 30th of November at the Sarit Centre. The movie will be starting at 6:45 pm and tickets will be going for kshs. 2000. All ticket proceeds will be going towards our Fistula campaign. You can purchase you ticket online by clicking …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

This is Robina’s story which was revealed to us during the Kisii Fistula Camp: Robina Nyangote 55 years from Sirari got fistula in 1993 while delivering the 3rd born, she recalls very well that it was a boy child. She had delivered 3 times and only the first child the daughter survived. She says her …Read More

Catherine Kwamboka (26), mother to Sarafina (8) was one of the beneficiaries of this camp. She narrates: I had a disagreement with my husband and ran away from home that night and slept at the neighbors place. The following day when I came I found my daughter had been left with the grandmother and she …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

Introduction Amref VVF camps started in Kisii in 2009 and since then Amref in partnership with Freedom from Fistula and Flying Doctors Society and other partners have held annual camps in this site. During this camp the No. Of   Consultations were (60) and Operations (52). Major cases seen in the camp include VVF, RVF, and …Read More

Obstetric fistula is a severe medical condition which is brought about by a hole developing in the birth canal. It is a very serious problem that women face, especially those living in poor and disadvantaged countries, where a good number of these women give birth without any medical help administered to them. Usually, the mother …Read More

For six years running, AMREF in partnership with Kenyatta National Hospital(KNH) have been conducting nation-wide VVF camps lasting two weeks. The Flying Doctors Society of Africa(FDSA) is proud to be associated with the raising of funds for this notable cause. This year’s camp was held on 25th May to 5th June 2012 following media sensitization …Read More

Kenyatta National Hospital, East Africa’s largest referral hospital alone receives 400 cases annually of Obstetric fistula, which is known to be the most devastating of all pregnancy related injuries. Here we met, 32 year old Purity Kageni, one of the thousands who suffered for eleven years from Obstetric fistula. Prolonged labor is one of the …Read More