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Le centre de sante de Mulamba, une reponse aux problemes des femmes enceintes du territoire de Walungu et de Mwenga Panzi Hospital’s Fistula campaign discovers large number of women in need of treatment Amejibu took her skills from Panzi back to her village
 
Le centre de sante de Mulamba, une reponse aux problemes des femmes enceintes du territoire de Walungu et de Mwenga

Le centre de sante de Mulamba, une reponse aux problemes des femmes enceintes du territoire de Walungu et de Mwenga

Situé dans la localité de Madaka en territoire de Walungu ,  à environ 37 kilomètre de l’Hôpital Général de Walungu et à 60 kilomètre de la ville de Bukavu ; Le Centre se Santé de Mulamba  accueille plusieurs  femmes enceintes en provenance des différents coins des territoires de Walungu et de Mwenga . « Ce centre hospitalier  a vu [...]

Le centre de sante de Mulamba, une reponse aux problemes des femmes enceintes du territoire de Walungu et de Mwenga
Panzi Hospital’s Fistula campaign discovers large number of women in need of treatment

Panzi Hospital’s Fistula campaign discovers large number of women in need of treatment

The need of fistula repair in Kasai-Oriental exceeds the calculations. Panzi Hospital is now looking for ways to reach remote areas and fundings to make more surgeries. - We estimated that we were going to operate 100 fistulas in Kasai-Oriental . But we have already passed 140 and we know that in the village of Lodga we have around [...]

Panzi Hospital’s Fistula campaign discovers large number of women in need of treatment
Amejibu took her skills from Panzi back to her village

Amejibu took her skills from Panzi back to her village

- If you’re going to suceed you can’t work alone, you need to work together with other people around you, says Amejibu from Uvira in South Kivu. Back in her home village she has gathered around 50 women and is teaching them the handicraft skills she learned in the SSV-project at Panzi Hospital. Amejibu was [...]

Amejibu took her skills from Panzi back to her village
CAMPAGNE INTERNATIONALE CONTRE LE VIOL ET LES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES AU SUD KIVU: Les acteurs locaux désormais pour un combat orienté vers les causes et non plus sur les consequences du viol.

CAMPAGNE INTERNATIONALE CONTRE LE VIOL ET LES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES AU SUD KIVU: Les acteurs locaux désormais pour un combat orienté vers les causes et non plus sur les consequences du viol.

16 May 2012

“Prévention , protection et justice pour mettre fin à l’impunité , parceque nous imaginons un monde sans guerre, sans viol et sans violence fondé sur le genre et ou les femmes et les hommes sont égaux “, thème de la campagne internationale  lancé à Bukavu pour mettre fin aux viols et violences fondées sur le [...]

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European Commissioner celebrated 8th of March at Panzi Hospital

European Commissioner celebrated 8th of March at Panzi Hospital

09 March 2012

On International Women’s day 2012 the  European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva, chose to visit and share this day with the women at Panzi Hospital. “Stand up, claim your rights and send your daughters to school” were her messages to the Congolese women. The Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva has been [...]

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L’hôpital de Panzi lance un appel pour obtenir un certificat fistule

07 March 2012

Une seule tentative qui échoue peut rendre  une fistule * irréparable. Seuls des médecins  certifiés devraient pouvoir accomplir une telle opération de façon à éviter les conséquences graves dues à des interventions de personnes non qualifiées. Un article écrit par le Dr. Denis Mukwege, le directeur médical de l’hôpital de Panzi * en RD Congo et Niclas [...]

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Panzi Hospital appeals for fistula certificate

07 March 2012

One failed attempt may make a fistula* irreparable. Only certified medics should perform fistula repair in order to avoid severe consequences of unskilled interventions. An  opinion piece issued by Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Medical Director of Panzi Hospital* in DR Congo, and Niclas Lindgren, Director of PMU, underscores the dire need for international donors and [...]

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40 femmes ont été formées en leadership

10 February 2012

40 femmes survivantes de différentes formes de violences basées sur le genre  encadrées par la Cité de la joie viennent  de  terminer une formation  sur le leadership de la femme, formation qui s’inscrit dans le cadre de la vision, « transformer les peines en pouvoir. » Elles ont appris des notions sur le Droit, l’Anglais, [...]

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Panzi among the top 100 best NGOs in the world

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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Ourinhos and Bukavu Become Sister Towns

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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Radio Okapi reports: Fistules vaginales: les médecins de l’hôpital Panzi au chevet des malades du Kasaï-Oriental

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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US Secretary of State visits Panzi Hospital

US Secretary of State visits Panzi Hospital

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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Panzi Hospital congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winners

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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