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\n\nBarely a week after identifying with at least 100 families from the community of people living with a disability in Monrovia, Montserrado County, Merck Foundation together with the First Lady of Liberia foundation, extend support to other communities affected by the coronavirus lockdown by distributing boxes which contain 160 bags (25kg each) of rice and vegetable oil (3-gal each) were distributed on 1600 persons. <\/p>

Merck Foundation have scaled up this initiative to further support more than 1000 poor families in each of the following countries in partnership with their First Ladies; DRC Congo, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Ghana with the aim to save the livelihood of thousands of families. stay tuned for more updates…”<\/p>

Dr. Rasha Kelej 
CEO of Merck Foundation 
One of the 100 most Influential Africans (2019)\n\n<\/p>

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Barely a week after identifying with at least 100 families from the community of people living with a disability in Monrovia, Montserrado County, Merck Foundation together with the First Lady of Liberia foundation, extend support to other communities affected by the coronavirus lockdown by distributing boxes which contain 160 bags (25kg each) of rice and 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