Denis Mukwege never planned to become Dr Miracle, an awardwinning doctor. He grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (刚果民主共和国). In fact, it was visiting the sick with his father that made him want to become a doctor in the first place.
The country has experienced more than twenty years of fighting and Congolese women have suffered the worst. In order to control the country's valuable mineral deposits (矿床), rebel (反叛) groups are attacking women in the area.
One man stands strongly against this huge harm. He first set up Panzi Hospital made of tents (帐篷) in 1999. After losing the hospital the same year in the crossfire of the Second Congo War, Mukwege rebuilt it the following year. Since then, Panzi Hospital has grown to a major health centre. There, Mukwege reportedly cares for more than 3,500 women a year, sometimes performing as many as 10 operations a day.
Year after year, Mukwege puts his life on the line to help injured women. In 2012, Mukwege's devotion to this cause was tested after almost being killed and his daughters being taken hostage (人质). He and his family escaped to safety in Sweden and then to Belgium. Thanks to a movement by local Congolese women who raised money for a return ticket, the doctor was able to go home. Although Mukwege went back to the DRC, he was forced to live inside the hospital under the protection of UN peacekeepers.
When operating in the hospital, Mukwege heard the news that he, along with Nadia Murad, had been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. "When I see how strong women are，" Mukwege said, "all my energy comes. Winning the Nobel Peace Prize could be the first step towards an end to violence against women."
