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Revision as of 12:09, 19 December 2021
Veronique Thouvenot is a Chilean scientist, medical doctor and co-founder of Fundación Millenia2025 focused on women empowerment and equality.[1] She was named in the BBC 100 Women (inspiring and influential women from around the world) in 2019.[2]
Early life and career
Thouvenot was born in Concepción, Chile. She moved to Sweden where she started her medical practice. Thouvenot along with Jordi Serrano Pons and Coumba Touré co-founded Fundación Millenia2025 focused on empowering women.[3] At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2014, their foundation launched Zero Mother Die maternal health app and provided women with mobile phones to access the app for information on pregnancies available in eight languages for free.[4]
She was named in the BBC 100 Women (inspiring and influential women from around the world) in 2019 for her work in maternal health.[3]
References
- ^ Pozo, Camila Rayen Huecho; Today, Chile (2019-10-18). "Chilean Scientist Named Among the World's Most Influential Women". Chile Today. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2019: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ a b Admin (2019-10-21). "Chilean Scientist Named Among the World's Most Influential Women". anglochileansociety. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- ^ weobservatory (2019-10-20). "Zero Mothers Die at BBC World 100 Women 2019!". WeObservatory Blog. Retrieved 2021-12-18.