Sylvie Ngouadakpa
Sylvie Ngouadakpa | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Central African Republic |
| Occupation | Director of the Institute for Paramedical Training |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Nursing |
| Awards | Florence Nightingale Medal |
Sylvie Ngouadakpa is a nurse and university lecturer from the Central African Republic. She is the first woman from the Central African Republic to be awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal.
Biography
[edit]In 2011 Ngouadakpa became the first woman from the Central African Republic to be awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal.[1] In her acceptance speech she dedicated the award to all the nurses of the CAR.[2] She is Director of the University Institute of Paramedical Training (IUMP), based at the Central African Red Cross in collaboration with the University of Bangui.[3] She was previously head of the Association of Nurses of Midwives of the Central African Republic (ANISCA).[2]
Ngouadakpa is married and has seven children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Médaille Florence Nightingale : des infirmières, infirmiers et auxiliaires de santé exceptionnels – les lauréats 2011 - CICR". www.icrc.org (in Swiss French). 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "ICRC Newsletter" (PDF). 2011.
- ^ "La RCA vers des soins infirmiers de meilleure qualité". www.radiondekeluka.org (in French). 12 March 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2020.