The Nairobi Women's Hospital

GENDER VIOLENCE RECOVERY CENTRE LAUNCH THERE ANNUAL REPORT
The Gender Violence Recovery Centre (GVRC), established in March 2001 and registered as a non-profit making, non-partisan, charitable trust of the Nairobi Women’s Hospital, has been in operation almost nine years.
The Centre continues to provide medical management, HIV Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) and psychosocial treatment to survivors of Gender Based Violence (e.g. rape and defilement) and domestic violence. The centre serves women, men, boys and girls survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
Since its inception GVRC has treated over 15,500 survivors of sexual and domestic violence. It receives an average of 15 survivors per day.
 Speaking at the launch the new Executive Director, Ms. Teresa Omondi reported, over the resent past months the numbers registered have been seen fluctuating. However one of the disturbing trends this year is the number of gang rape cases been reported, with the number of perpetrators increasing from 11 to 20, per act. Out of the 2,487 cases reported this year 52% being women , 45% children and 3% men. 84% of the cases were complaints of sexual violence. 143 cases out of 2,487 reported cases where gang rape related. In a bid to address the issues surrounding Gender Based Violence, GVRC has improved its support by introducing, the domestic violence support group which adds to the Comprehensive Care Clinic and Rape Support Groups that we offer. GVRC is part of the Nairobi Women’s Hospital expansion programme so as to reach out to all Kenyans and offer our expertise to them.
By the end of the year, the hospital will open two more new facilities in Ongata Rongai and Mombasa; GVRC will open a unit within each hospital as well.
We appreciate the effort the government is taking to fighting the vice. As a result more centres are coming up; already in place are, Thika District Hospital, Mbagathi Hospital and Kenyatta National Hospital. It is in this regards as the pioneering brand we offer our expertise to them and are their referral hospital.

During the event, Nairobi Women's Hospital Group CEO,Dr. Sam Thenya handed over the leadership of GVCR to Ms. Teresa Omondi, he stated, " I have full confidence in Teresa as I know that she will take GVRC to the next level. She knows she has my full support as she embarks on her new journey as the Executive Director of GVRC. I call upon all our supporters,  sponsors and well wishers to give her the same support they accorded to me, and even more to unable her reach greater heights."