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Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with infertile women during her visit to The Gambia. I want to wish everyone Happy International Women’s Day to all the women in the world and to the men who support and empower them. We at Merck Foundation, together with First Ladies of Africa, mark Women’s Day every day through our “More Than a Mother” campaign, which […]

Firstly, Happy International Women’s Day to all the women in the world and to the men who support and empower them. It is a great honor to receive The Global She Achievers Award 2024, that too on the very important occasion of International Women’s Day. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Business Executive Team for acknowledging our efforts since past 12

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with Merck Foundation Alumni. At Merck Foundation, we mark World Health Day every single day of the year over the past 12 years, by building healthcare capacity and transforming patient care across Africa, Asia and beyond. I am proud to share that Merck Foundation has provided over 1740 scholarships to aspiring young doctors

90 Minutes with Senator, Dr Rasha Kelej. I am happy that we have successfully conducted the third edition of the engagement and impact report of our programs, titled,  ‘90 Minutes with Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, The Merck Foundation CEO’ 2024 with the aim to update and discuss their programs and its impact and build advocacy to break

Merck Foundation CEO with Merck Foundation Alumni from Zambia At Merck Foundation, we mark “World Hypertension Day” by improving access to quality and equitable Hypertension, Diabetes and Cardiovascular preventive care, which are all co-related, in Africa, Asia & Latin America. Together with our Ambassadors – The First Ladies of Africa, and partners like Ministries of Health, Medical Societies and Academia,

I am proud to announce the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2023 “More Than a Mother” and “Diabetes and Hypertension”. We have 83 winners from 22 African countries in partnership with my dear sisters First Ladies of Africa and Ambassadors of “Merck Foundation More than a Mother”. The theme of “More Than a Mother” Awards was to

Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with their Kenyan Alumni and Media Winners in Nairobi, Kenya. Merck Foundation marked milestone of providing 165 scholarships to doctors in 42 critical specialties during their annual Alumni Summit – Celebrating  their legacy of transforming patient care landscape in Kenya. Merck Foundation Kenya Annual Summit and Awards Ceremony 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, chaired by

Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO together with The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra. Merck Foundation marked a milestone of providing 146 scholarships to Ghanian doctors in 42 critical specialties during their annual Alumni Summit – Celebrating their legacy of transforming patient care landscape in Ghana. Merck Foundation Ghana Annual Summit and Awards Ceremony

Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with their Kenyan Alumni and Media Winners in Nairobi, Kenya. Merck Foundation underscored their long-term commitment to inform, educate and raise awareness on sensitive social and health issues through ‘Our Africa TV Program’ during their high-level meeting with Mr. Joe Munene, Executive Director and Former Group CEO of the Standard Group,

Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with Heads of Fertility Societies of Francophone Countries during the Merck Foundation Annual Summit in Cote d’Ivoire. Merck Foundation conducted Côte D’Ivoire Summit 2024 in Abidjan, chaired by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees and myself. The Summit was conducted in partnership with Medical Societies and GIERAF. It was attended