Monika Hauser
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Monika Hauser in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
) is a Swiss-born Italian physician gynecologist and humanitarian. She spent her youth in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, in the village of Thal
Thal, Switzerland
Thal is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.-History:Thal is first mentioned in 1163 as curtis tale....
, Saint Gallen, in German Switzerland, before leaving Switzerland to continue her medical studies in Innsbruck, Austria.
She later established herself in Cologne
Cologne
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, Germany, and this is where she spent 15 years working for female victims of violence in warzones.
To this end, she has travelled to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
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, Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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, Liberia
Liberia
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and Israel
Israel
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, with the organisation Medica Mondiale, which she founded.
She received the Right Livelihood Award
Right Livelihood Award
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in 2008 for her work with female victims of violence in conflict zones.