Dr Denis Mukwege, Medical Director of Panzi Hospital in South Kivu on 03/12/2013 in Kinshasa, during a press conference. Radio Okapi / Ph. John Bompengo
The Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon met Tuesday, February 23 in North Kivu, the head of Panzi Reference General Hospital, Dr. Denis Mulwege . Following this meeting, the one we nicknamed the repairer of women noted significant progress in the fight against rape, without more details.
“We discussed more advanced that were made. In fact, women who benefit from our services, what they expect from this meeting is that there have been efforts that have been saved, “meant Dr Denis Mukwege.
however, he called for the strengthening of judicial accompaniment.
“We still regret the fact that even when women have won cases, there is no repair is made. It is important that these women have also a repair that helps them to heal completely, because there the community could accept that these women were victims rather stigmatizing, “said Dr. Mukwege.
Dr. Mukwege is the medical Director of Panzi reference General Hospital, which provides care and psychological support to victims of sexual violence in the provinces of North and South Kivu teeming with armed groups. it has often been awarded internationally for its action.
In 2011 he received the International King Baudouin Prize for Development which has an endowment of EUR 150 000. In 2009, France’s ambassador to the DRC, Pierre Jacquemot, handed him the insignia of the Legion of Honour.
Dr. Mukwege has also received the 2008 Olof Palme prize of 75,000 U.S. dollars. This award recognizes individuals whose work is in the spirit of the former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
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