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INTRODUCTION
The Nairobi Womens’ Hospital is a hospital that seeks to provide holistic care to women and children; men also benefit from the health services. It is a private institution that specializes in obstetrics and gynaecology services. The hospital is also well equipped and staffed to handle all general medical and surgical conditions.

As a way of giving back to the society, Nairobi women’s hospital in March 2001 established the Gender Violence Recovery Centre (GVRC) as a non-profit making, non-partisan, charitable trust of the Hospital whose main purpose is to mobilize resources to provide free medical treatment and psychosocial support to survivors of gender based violence. The treatment includes Post Exposure Prophylaxes (PEP) given within 72 hours of assault to help prevent infection of HIV. Other treatments include prevention of pregnancy, STI and hepatitis B vaccine. The Centre serves women, men and children survivors of gender based violence.

Vision
The GVRC envisions a centre of excellence in the provision of medical and psychosocial support to survivors of gender based violence in East and Central Africa and to build a society that is safe, equitable and free of gender based violence and HIV/AIDS.

Mission
To offer excellent immediate medical management and psychosocial support to all survivors of sexual and domestic violence who report to the GVRC and to provide a sense of hope to survivors and their families while facilitating a positive change in behavior and national policies regarding sexual and domestic violence.

Objectives

The objectives of the GVRC are;

To mobilize resources to support survivors of sexual and domestic violence access free medical treatment and psychosocial support.
To enhance awareness on the nature, manifestation, dynamics and impact of GBV and HIV/AIDS with the aim of influencing public opinion and perceptions and enrolling the public in the fight against the twin pandemics.
To increase accessibility of medical and psychosocial treatment by establishing satellite centers and a referral strategy in all the eight provinces in Kenya.