Grace Kodindo
Grace Kodindo | |
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| Born | Grace Kodindo 1960 (age 64–65) |
| Occupation | Obstetrician |
| Known for | Reducing maternal mortality in Chad and other poor countries |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Chad Medal of Honour, 1997 FIGO/Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Distinguished Community Service Award for Emergency Obstretric Care, 2000 |
Grace Kodindo (born 1960) is a Chadian obstetrician who has championed improvements to reproductive healthcare, not only in Chad but in poor countries throughout the world. She has been profiled in two BBC documentaries: Dead Mums Don't Cry (2005), charting her efforts to reduce the mortality rate of pregnant and childbearing women, and Grace Under Fire (2009), reporting on her involvement in a reproductive healthcare programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo.