Chinonye Chukwu

Nigerian physician revolutionizing maternal healthcare through innovative surgical techniques and community education programs, reducing maternal mortality rates.

Chinonye Chukwu (born 1979) is a Nigerian obstetrician-gynecologist whose innovations have slashed maternal mortality rates in West Africa. As founder of the Survive & Thrive Africa Initiative, she developed the 'Safe Motherhood Kit' - a low-cost tool reducing postpartum hemorrhage deaths by 60%. Her 2020 breakthrough, the Uterine Balloon Tamponade Protocol, became WHO's recommended standard.

Chukwu's 2023 mobile clinic network provides free prenatal care in 150 Nigerian communities, reaching over 500,000 women annually. Her recent research on uterine artery embolization techniques has reduced cesarean section rates by 40% in Lagos hospitals. A 2021 MacArthur Fellow, she co-created the Mamacare app connecting rural patients to specialists. Current initiatives include training midwives in Cameroon and building Nigeria's first maternal mortality data hub. Her advocacy led to 2024 federal legislation mandating maternity wards in all public hospitals.