Sylvie Ngouadakpa

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.

Sylvie Ngouadakpa
CitizenshipCentral African Republic
OccupationDirector of the Institute for Paramedical Training
Medical career
FieldNursing
AwardsFlorence Nightingale Medal

Biography

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
  1. "Médaille Florence Nightingale : des infirmières, infirmiers et auxiliaires de santé exceptionnels – les lauréats 2011 - CICR". www.icrc.org (in French). 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. "ICRC Newsletter" (PDF). 2011.
  3. "La RCA vers des soins infirmiers de meilleure qualité". www.radiondekeluka.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-02.
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