Kinshasa, October 29th, 2021 (CPA) .- The famous Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Denis Mukwege, who has been on tour in Europe for several weeks, is currently admitted to treatment in a hospital in Brussels (Belgium), learned on Friday l ‘CPA of online media. These sources indicate that Dr. Mukwege notably participated early October in Geneva (Switzerland), at the session of the Human Rights Council where he pleaded for the need for transitional justice in order to redress the serious crimes committed in the DRC. This session also served as a framework for the presentation of the report of international experts on Kasai. He was to take advantage of his European stay to start promoting his latest book « Forces des Femmes », noted these media, stressing that it was for health reasons that he was forced to cancel its reception in the Brussels parliament and everything that was planned in his program.
Minister of Health concerned about Dr Mukwege’s health
In addition, the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda who said he was concerned about the health of Dr. Mukwenge, promised to closely monitor this health situation, before wishing the « Nobel Prize » of peace ”, a speedy recovery. He also showed him his unwavering support. Denis Mukwege is known thanks to his strong involvement in the fight for the reparation of women victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), we inform.
