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I am delighted and proud to once again be selected as one of the 100 Most Influential African Women 2021 by Avance Media, under the category of CSO & Philanthropy, as part of the ‘Be a Girl’ Mentorship Program. Thank you for recognizing my efforts and Merck Foundation’s commitment towards building healthcare capacity, empowering girls in education so […]

I am very happy and proud to meet our winners of the Merck Foundation More Than a Mother Fashion Awards 2020 and welcome them to our newly established ‘Fashion with Purpose’ community. I am impressed with their designs that deliver strong and influential messages to empower infertile women and say ‘No to Infertility Stigma’, via sensitizing our communities. The

I am so happy to share that we had a very important and successful Online Summit with The Gambia and Merck Foundation, co-chaired by The Gambia First Lady & Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, H.E. Mrs. FATOUMATTA BAH-BARROW and myself. We met all the 35 Merck Foundation Alumni from The Gambia, young Gambian doctors who

We announced two media recognition awards for the media fraternity from Mauritius, Madagascar, and Seychelles, Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards  “More Than a Mother” 2021 and Merck Foundation “Mask Up With Care” Media Recognition Awards 2021; two awards for the fashion fraternity of these countries, Merck Foundation Fashion Awards “More Than a Mother” 2021 and Merck Foundation “Make Your

Merck Foundation, in partnership with Media Trust Board, Mauritius conducted the first Merck Foundation Health Media Training for all media representatives from Mauritius, Madagascar and Seychelles focusing on the international standards and media ethics for reporting sensitive social and health issues with an aim to be the voice of the voiceless in their respective communities. I am very happy to initiate this

I am very proud that in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Wellness of Mauritius, we have provided till today 71 scholarships of one-year diploma and two-years master’s degree in many critical and underserved specialties for young Mauritian doctors with the aim to transform the landscape of patient care in the country. 32 Medical graduates have been

I am happy to share that the Merck Foundation Burundi Annual Summit 2021 was held successfully together with my dear sister H.E. Mrs. ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE, The First Lady of Burundi and Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother. At our First Annual Summit, we discussed our joint programs to transform the patient care landscape in Burundi via building healthcare capacity and

I am very happy and proud of our long-term partner H.E. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA, The First Lady of Zimbabwe and Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother. Donating 30,000 storybooks to young readers, school students of Zimbabwe which were handed over by the Zimbabwe First Lady will make a great impact to create a culture shift and sensitize children and

I am glad to announce the “I Can – Mentorship Program” with me. Through this mentorship program, I will interact with the selected Merck Foundation Alumni, in person, to share my experiences and knowledge to unleash your hidden potential and to set & achieve your professional goals. The aim of the program is to help you reach