Celine Tendobi

Celine Tendobi (born 1974) is a Congolese doctor of obstetrics and gynecology with a specialty in gynecology and ultrasound.[1]

Doctor
Celine Tendobi
Portrait of Celine Tendobi
Born
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1974 (age 49–50)
Kinshasa
NationalityD.R. Congo
Notable workCervical cancer

Early life and education

Celine Tendobi was born in 1974 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2][3][4] She attended the University of Kinshasa.[5] In 2004, she went to Spain to train as an ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Navarra Clinic in Madrid.[6][7]

Career

Tendobi works with the Monkole Hospital in Kinshasa as the head of the Gynecology Service. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the shortage of medical staff in Spain, she volunteered to work for University of Navarra Clinic.[8] She returned to Monkole Hospital where she worked at the Congo's COVID Center during the lockdown.[9]

Awards and honors

  • Harambee Prize 2014[6]
  • Guadalupe Scholarship[9]
  • Harambee Spain Prize (2013)[10] for the Promotion and Equality of African Women[4]

References

  1. ^ EWTN. "Catholic Scholarship Beneficiary Hopes Medical Project Will Reduce Cancer Mortality in DRC". ACI Africa. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. ^ "Docteur Congo". Opus Dei (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. ^ ReL (2013-11-19). "La médico congoleña Celine Tendobi, premio Harambee por su labor con las embarazadas africanas". Religión en Libertad (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  4. ^ a b "La congoleña Celine Tendobi, Premio Harambee a la Promoción e Igualdad de la Mujer Africana 2013". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ^ "Celine Tendobi, Premio Harambee por su trabajo en Hospital Monkole". Europa Press. 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ^ a b "2013-Celine Tendobi". Harambee (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  7. ^ "Doctora Congo". www.lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. ^ Harambee (2020-05-26). "Celine Tendobi desde Kinshasa, R. D. del Congo". Harambee (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ^ a b Harambee (2020-02-27). "Dra. Celine Tendobi, Beca Guadalupe". Harambee (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  10. ^ Harambee (2013-11-27). "Celine Tendobi, Premio Harambee España 2013 a la Promoción e igualdad de la Mujer Africana". Harambee (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-24.