Cameroon: Free VVF Medication Continues for Affected Women

One year after, Hon. Etombi Ikome Gladys is still sponsoring the treatment of VVF patients in the South West Region.

There is a sigh of relief among some women in Fako Division in particular and the South West in general as they continue to benefit from an altruistic initiative by Hon. Etombi Ikome Gladys, Member of Parliament, MP for Fako East Constituency. Last year, she started sponsoring treatment for patients suffering from Versico-vaginal Fistulas, VVF or obstetric fistula, which is an abnormal after-birth medical complication whereby victims pass out urine uncontrollably.

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