Congratulations to Hon. Dr. Louise Mapleh Kpoto on her appointment.
I am proud to congratulate Hon. Dr. Louise Mapleh Kpoto, also the Merck Foundation Alumni, on her esteemed appointment as the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Republic of Liberia. This prestigious position is a testament to her unwavering dedication, profound knowledge, and the impactful contributions she has made in the field of healthcare. We, the Merck Foundation family, are all proud of her. She is a role model to all Merck Foundation Alumni, hopefully, some of them follow her lead and be able to be part of African Healthcare Leaders to better serve their countries and transform the patient care landscape across the continent.
Hon. Dr. Louise Mapleh Kpoto, our Merck Foundation Alumni from Liberia, graduated from Merck Foundation scholarships of both Fertility and Embryology training and a one-year diploma in sexual and reproductive care from South Wales University. She is one of the first fertility and reproductive care specialists in Liberia. This was part of our “More Than a Mother” campaign to break the infertility stigma and empower infertile women in Liberia and the rest of Africa.
Please watch her success story and her impact on improving infertile women and couples’ access to quality and equitable fertility care in Liberia :
Special message to Hon. Dr. Louis Dr. Louise Mapleh Kpoto:
We are always proud of your achievements in women’s Health and reproductive care fields and now as you embark on this new chapter, I am confident that you will bring about transformative changes in the healthcare system specially, increasing the limited number of specialists in the public sector and transforming patient care landscape in Liberia.
I am also proud to share that out of a total, 1700 scholarships Merck Foundation provided, 38 scholarships were for young Liberian Doctors in many critical and underserved medical specialities such as; Diabetes, Endocrinology, Oncology, Fertility, Embryology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Clinical Psychiatry, Dermatology, Emergency and Resuscitation Medicine, Infectious diseases, Obesity and Weight Management, Pain Management and more so they can be the first specialists in Liberia. We are looking forward to significantly increase this number to more doctors in more specialties in partnership with the Ministry of health of Liberia.
Once again, congratulations on your well-deserved appointment.
Kind Regards,
Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,
CEO of Merck Foundation
President of Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” Campaign