Denis Mukwege Flashcards
What is Denis Mukwege date and place of birth
March 1, 1955[65 years], in Bukavu (RDC)
What is Denis Mukwege profession
Kino-Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist, as well as an Evangelical Pentecostal Christian pastor
What is Denis Mukwege academic life
His primary studies at the Royal Athenaeum in Bukavu His secondary studies at the Bwindi Institute in Bukavu, where he obtained a degree in biochemistry. After two years spent at the polytechnic faculty of the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), he found his way by enrolling, in 1976, at the Faculty of Medicine of Burundi.
After obtaining his medical degree, he took his first professional steps at Lemera hospital, located south of Bukavu. In 1984, he obtained a scholarship from the Swedish Pentecostal Mission to pursue a specialization in gynecology at the University of Angers, France. He founded the France-Kivu association with an Angevin to help his region of origin.
On September 24, 2015, he became a doctor of medical sciences at the Free University of Brussels.
What is Denis Mukwege achievements and rewards
Nicknamed “the man who mends women”, he has received numerous accolades for his work against female genital mutilation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Sakharov Prize in 2014 and the Nobel Peace Prize. in 2018.
Also founder of the Panzi hospital at Bukavu after the attack of the lemera hospital.
What is Denis Mukwege’s wife’s name?
Madeleine Mapendo Kaboyi
What is Denis Mukwege’s books and movie name?
Panzi(2014)
Advocacy for Life (2016)
Repairing Women: A Fight Against Barbarism (2019)
and the movie: city of joy
