24 January 2012
Panzi Hospital together with Panzi Foundation are selected among the Top 100 Best NGOs in the world ranked by The Global Journal. “Recognizing the significant role of NGOs as influential agents of change on a global scale, The Global Journal has sought to move beyond outdated clichés and narrow conceptions about what an NGO is and [...]
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07 January 2012
The municipalities of Ourinhos, located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and Bukavu, DR Congo concluded negotiations, and signed a joint declaration of purposes officially becoming sister towns. The idea started taking shape in June 2010 when Dr. Denis Mukwege, founder and Director of the Panzi Hospital, came to Brazil to participate in the “Fronteiras [...]
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10 October 2011
Radio Okapi: La campagne chirurgicale de réparation des fistules chez les femmes en âge de procréer se poursuit à travers la province du Kasaï-Oriental, a constaté radiookapi.net, ce dimanche 9 octobre. http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2011/10/09/fistules-vaginales-les-medecins-de-lhopital-panzi-au-chevet-des-malades-du-kasai-oriental/
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07 October 2011
To get a better understanding of the SGBV programs in DRC the Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero, visited Panzi Hospital in October. At Panzi she met with USAID and State Department implementing partners who together provide an integrated response to the problem of SGBV. The Medical Director of Panzi [...]
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07 October 2011
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. Panzi Hospital congratulates the winners and their important work. They are great role models and champions of the Security Council [...]
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03 October 2011
More than thirty people have now been trained in Panzi Hospital in the management of information on gender based violence. Among them are doctors, nurses and psychosocial assistants. According to project coordinator for SSV project at Panzi Hospital, Johanna Pearson: - What is lacking in the South Kivu province, is a standardized system for collecting, analysis and dissemination of data concerning survivors of sexual violence, among the various intervening organizations. - This training will improve information management within Panzi Hospital. It will also help to ensure [...]
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27 September 2011
Read the interview with Dr Denis Mukwege published in Huffington Post http://huff.to/n6SEVr
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27 September 2011
In the beginning of September a sensitization outreach campaign was launched in the province of Kasai Oriental (west of South Kivu) to sensitize the population, local authorities, and local health centers in the fight against obstetric fistula. The sensitization campaign will in October be followed by reparations in five locations in the province, to be [...]
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27 September 2011
Dr Denis Mukwege, Medical Director of Panzi Hospital, is one of the recipients of the fifth annual Clinton Global Citizen Awards, which honors individuals who have made an outstanding impact in philantrophy, government, civil society and the corporate sector. - My team and I gotten a lot of international attention for the work we do [...]
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24 May 2011
- This prize is not only for me, but this is our [the hospital staff's] prize because we are all working together. If each person had not completed his or her job correctly, I would not have been awarded the King Baudouin International Development Prize, said Dr. Denis Mukwege. The doctor was welcomed back to [...]
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Dr. Denis Mukwege | read moreFounder and Medical Director, The Panzi Hospital© 2011 Panzi Hospital.
