The Honorable honorable Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada, is the President of Honour of the MMS Foundation.
Renown for her generosity, humanism and her implication in the struggle to improve the health, status and rights of women around the world, Mme Michaëlle Jean is the ideal ambassador for a modest foundation such as ours. We are extremely grateful for her support for our cause.
Now that our team has recuperated form our challenging mission, I am pleased to be able to submit this report on what will remain with us as the most successful of our missions to date.
My enthusiasm stems from the fact that we were able to attain our goals, thanks to a perfect team and a wonderful collaborative effort.
Our goal was to perform 12 obstetrical fistula surgeries and we actually accomplished 13. Our second objective was to train a new surgeon. She excelled through her talent and was able to train two new nurses. We also improved the knowledge and capacity of several nurse anaesthetists and surgical nurses. Our third objective was to assist Marie Ève and Julie in their anthropological study with the aim of better evaluating and comprehending the process of the women’s social rehabilitation after surgery. Their stay allowed them to complete all the patient interviews and to satisfactorily organise discussion groups involving patients and the Quebecois and African care givers.
The purpose of this website is to introduce visitors to our dynamic and innovative organization created by a group of motivated volunteers. Our motivation is a singular one: to improve the lives of mothers and children in Africa and in other countries around the world. By focusing specifically on maternal health, we also contribute to bettering the lives and education of children.
We have designed a strategic plan, the details of which will gradually be revealed as we elaborate and prepare to put it into application. In addition to our surgical missions, our strategy puts a major emphasis on prevention, education and training.
In order to carry our our objectives, we welcome the involvement of men and women concerned by the issues of women's health worldwide, specifically those who suffer from obstetrical fistula.
The Board of Administration and the women who benefit from our assistance would like to thank all our donors and those who offer freely of their time and energy for this worthy cause.
Dr Jacques Corcos
President, Board of Administration.
