Family Life Centre/ V.V.F Hospital is a Faith Based hospital established in the 1980s.  It offers free surgeries to women with fistula and treats other health issues. The idea of Family Life Centre/V.V.F Hospital was the initiative of a Medical Missionaries of Mary, ( MMM) (https://mmmworldwide.org)  obstetrician/ gynecologist – Sr. Dr. Ann Ward. In 1960s while working in St. Luke’s hospital, Anua, Sr. Dr. Ward was touched by the large number of young women whose lives were damaged by dehumanizing obstetric injuries. She started offering surgeries to these ladies at that time in St. Luke’s Hospital, Anua. As the number increased, it became difficult for her to get enough bed space for them and she also realized they needed specialized care both before and after the surgery. It was then she conceived the idea to get a place for these women which would nurture a supportive environment and where she could train staff on the special kind of care these women needed. Hence Family Life Centre/V.V.F Hospital /VVF hospital was given birth to. 

The good legacies of Dr. Ann Ward was carried-on by the Religious sisters Medical Missionaries of Mary (MMM) till date. Free Surgical repairs of different Maternal Birth Injuries are carried out in quarterly camps (pooled efforts). The hospital repairs an average of 35 V.V.F/R.V.F cases quarterly. The success surgery rate is over 70%.

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