Half The Sky
Prudence Lemokouno
Prudence Lemokouno
Who was Prudence?
The Significance of Her Suffering
Major factors of her death
What can we do?
Conclusion
Who was Prudence?
Prudence was a pregnant, twenty four year old mother
of three living in Cameroon.
After complications during labor, an uneducated
midwife ruptured Prudence’s uterus.
After facing many hardships, Prudence was taken to a
hospital where she faced further inadequate treatment
ultimately leading to her death.
The Significance of Her
Suffering
Prudence’s story enlightens the world to the hardships
that poor women face in uneducated society.
In these poor societies, greed unfortunately drives the
actions of many people, which in this case leads to the
avoidable death of Prudence.
Major factors of her death
Lack of education
Lack of rural health systems due to the poverty of
society
Disregard for women