A Christian gynecologist who has dedicated his career to caring for victims of rape in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been awarded a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n
Denis Mukwege, nicknamed \u201cDr. Miracle\u201d for his specialized procedures, was a co-recipient for the annual honor alongside Nadia Murad, a Yazidi activist who survived rape and kidnapping by ISIS in Iraq. The Nobel committee\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0both winners modeled \u201cefforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the past 20 years, Mukwege has treated tens of thousands of women in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, many of who had been gang raped by militants in the midst of the country\u2019s conflict, left scarred and stigmatized.<\/p>\n His faith influences his approach to caring for patients holistically, \u201cnot only to treat women\u2014their body, [but] also to fight for their own right, to bring them to be autonomous, and, of course, to support them psychologically. And all of this is a process of healing so women can regain their dignity,\u201d he told\u00a0NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner says his faith inspires him to treat women not only physically, but “to support them psychologically. And all of this is a process of healing so women can regain their dignity” https:\/\/t.co\/zFGEX8JPsZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Morgan Pomaika’i Lee (@Mepaynl) October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n