Achta Toné Gossingar

Achta Toné Gossingar (1 July 1941 – 23 November 2011) was a Chadian midwife, health activist, and politician. The first midwife to graduate in Chad, from the 1990s until her death in 2011, she led several public health initiatives on behalf of the government of Idriss Déby.

Quotes

• You should encourage women to seek medical attention during pregnancy to avoid complications that could lead to the death of the pregnant woman.
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• The causes of this high mortality rate in Chad are early pregnancies, closely spaced or late pregnancies or even unwanted pregnancies.
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