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Denis Mukwege (/ mʊkˈweɪɡi /; [1] born 1 March 1955) [2][3] is a Congolese gynecologist [4] and Pentecostal pastor. [5] He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, [5] where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels. [6]
Dr Denis Mukwege is a world-renowned gynaecologist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate from east Congo. He has become the world’s leading specialist in the treatment of wartime sexual violence and a global campaigner against the use of rape as a weapon of war.
Denis Mukwege. The Nobel Peace Prize 2018. Born: 1 March 1955, Bukavu, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) Prize motivation: “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict” Prize share: 1/2. Helping to combat sexual violence.
Nobel Lecture given by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2018 Denis Mukwege, Oslo, 10 December 2018. In the tragic night of 6 October 1996, rebels attacked our hospital in Lemera, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC). More than thirty people were killed.
Denis Mukwege, Congolese physician noted for his work in treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2018 he was a corecipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace for his ‘efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of armed conflict.’
Oct 5, 2018 · 5 October 2018. Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege: Conflict to blame for rape increase. Congolese gynaecologist Denis Mukwege is known as "Doctor Miracle" for his ability to repair through...
Oct 5, 2018 · Interview with 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege: a life dedicated to victims of sexual assault. In the last fifteen years, more than 40,000 women victims of extreme violence have received care at Panzi Hospital, founded by Doctor Denis Mukwege in 1999 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Oct 5, 2018 · Dr. Denis Mukwege, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, is a large man with a squarish face. The first time I met him, more than 10 years ago, he was emerging from the operating room,...
May 10, 2024 · Dr. Denis Mukwege, co-winner of the Nobel peace prize in 2018, is the recipient of the $1 million Aurora humanitarian prize. In an interview with NPR, he reflects on how his campaign is...
Sep 10, 2020 · Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege has been placed under the guard of United Nations security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo after death threats against him.
