#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation
of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

Tawhida Ben Cheikh

Tunisia

Paving the way for women’s access to proper health care

Known as “the doctor of the poor”, Tawhida Ben Cheikh from Tunisia was the first female medical doctor in the Arab region. She was a strong advocate for gender equality and dedicated her career to the improvement of the maternal healthcare system.

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