Sylvie Ngouadakpa is a

nurse Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health c ...

and university lecturer from the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

. She is the first woman from the Central African Republic to be awarded the

Florence Nightingale Medal The Florence Nightingale Medal is an international award presented to those distinguished in nursing and named after British nurse Florence Nightingale. The medal was established in 1912 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), f ...

Biography

In 2011 Ngouadakpa became the first woman from the Central African Republic to be awarded the

. In her acceptance speech she dedicated the award to all the nurses of the CAR. 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 The University of Bangui (french: Université de Bangui) is a public university located in Bangui, Central African Republic. History Before independence in Oubangui-Chari (later to be called the Central African Republic), most students going on t ...

. She was previously head of the Association of Nurses of Midwives of the Central African Republic (ANISCA). Ngouadakpa is married and has seven children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngouadakpa, Sylvie Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Central African Republic women Florence Nightingale Medal recipients Paramedics Midwives Academic staff of the University of Bangui