Grace Kodindo

Grace Kodindo
Born 1960
Alma mater University of Montreal
Occupation obstetrician-gynecologist

Grace Kodindo (born 1960) is a Chadian obstetrician-gynecologist.[1][2][3]

Life

She attended undergraduate studies and medical school at the University of Montreal.[2]

She was head of the maternity unit at the Central Hospital in N'Djamena for many years.[3] In 2000 she became the president of the Chadian Association of Gynecologists, and was given the FIGO/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Distinguished Community Service Award for Emergency Obstetric Care for her work.[4] A few years later she became a faculty member of the Mailman School of Public Health.[4] Some of her work was featured in a 2005 BBC film, titled Dead Mums Don’t Cry.[3][5] Hope for Grace Kodindo, a nonprofit, was created to raise money for women's health problems in Africa due to people being inspired by her work.[4][6] She subsequently started working as a chief advisor for the Reproductive Health Access, Information, and Services in Emergency Settings (RAISE) Initiative.[4] In 2009 she was part of a program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo dispensing services for reproductive health; her work there was featured in the BBC documentary Grace Under Fire.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Nicholas Kristof (March 20, 2004). "Terror Of Childbirth". nytimes. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. 1 2 Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. pp. 406–. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  3. 1 2 3 Full name *. "12 Women (And One Man) Who've Inspired Change | Marie Stopes International". Mariestopes.org. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong; Mr. Steven J. Niven (2 February 2012). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. pp. 407–. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
  5. ↑ "Programmes | Panorama | Dead mums don't cry". BBC News. 2005-06-26. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  6. ↑ "UK | Wales | Help for childbirth deaths battle". BBC News. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
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