{"id":4863,"date":"2021-05-05T12:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4863"},"modified":"2021-05-05T12:16:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T08:16:46","slug":"the-8th-edition-of-merck-foundation-africa-asia-luminary-inaugurated-by-zambia-president-and-13-african-first-ladies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4863","title":{"rendered":"The 8th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary Inaugurated by Zambia President and 13 African First Ladies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Date: 28-04-2021 6:17PM<br>Source: Merck Foundation<br>Category:  General, Consumer Interest, Govt. &amp; Public Policy, Internet, Ngo,  Science &amp; Research, Social Issues, Education &amp; Training,  Healthcare &amp; Biotechnology, Media &amp; Entertainment, Events And  Conferences, Philanthropy<br>Location: Lusaka, Zambia &amp; Mumbai, Maharashtra, India<\/p><p><strong>Business Wire India<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"403\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image1_72732.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image1_72732.png 700w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image1_72732-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Image1_72732-600x345.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em> 8th edition of Merck Africa Asia Luminary 2021 <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Merck Foundation\n annual conference was inaugurated by the President of the Republic of \nZambia, H.E. Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU and Prof. Dr. Frank \nStangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG \nand Merck Foundation Board of Trustees<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The\n 8th Edition of \u201cMerck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary\u201d was co-chaired \nby H.E. ESTHER LUNGU, The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia and \nSenator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>African\n First Ladies of Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central \nAfrican Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, \nLiberia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Namibia were the Guests of Honour for \nthe Luminary.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>More than 75,000 participants, healthcare providers, policymakers, and academia from 70 countries attended the Luminary.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br>Merck Foundation<\/strong>, the philanthropic arm of Merck KgaA kickstarted the <strong>8th Edition of \u201cMerck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary\u201d<\/strong> on <strong>27th April 2021<\/strong>, through an online videoconference. It was co-chaired by <strong>H.E. Mrs ESTHER LUNGU, The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia<\/strong> and <strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation.<\/strong><\/p><p>During his keynote speech, while inaugurating the conference, <strong>The President of Zambia, H.E Dr. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU<\/strong>\n emphasized, \u201cI am very glad to be hosting this important conference \ntogether with Merck Foundation, our long term strategic partner. It is a\n great honor to inaugurate the conference alongside the First Ladies of \nAfrica. I am certain that this conference will help us to further \nexplore partnership opportunities and introduce new frameworks for \ncooperation in the area of health care capacity building and to define \ninterventions to break infertility stigma and support girl education.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp Chairman of both of Executive Board of E.Merck KG and Merck Foundation Board of Trustees<\/strong>\n expressed, \u201cI would like to welcome and also thank our partners, \nAfrican First Ladies, African Ministers and health experts from Africa, \nAsia, Latin America, and the rest of the world to join hands with us in \norder to realize Merck Foundation\u2019s vision: <strong>\u2018Everyone in the world should lead a happy and fulfilling life\u2019<\/strong>, we have achieved together, a huge success and we are going to continue and extend our support to achieve more.\u201d<br><br>During her Keynote address and welcome speech, <strong>H.E. Mrs. ESTHER LUNGU, The First Lady of Zambia and Co-chairperson of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2021<\/strong>\n emphasized, \u201cI am very happy to co-chair and host this important \nconference of Merck Foundation and also to celebrate together the 4th \nanniversary of Merck Foundation, our long term partner in building \nhealthcare capacity and improving access to health, information and \nbreaking the infertility stigma. Also, I am delighted to have my dear \nsisters, The First Ladies of Africa at this conference.\u201d<br><br><strong>Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej<\/strong> emphasized, \u201cWe welcomed <strong>The First Ladies of 13 African Countries<\/strong>, who are also the <strong>Ambassadors of Merck Foundation More than a Mother,<\/strong>\n to this important conference. Together, we have worked closely \nthroughout the years on a strong strategy to build healthcare capacity \nby providing specialized training in various specialties; and define \ninterventions to break infertility stigma and support girls\u2019 education.<\/p><p>I\n am very proud that we have so far provided for more than 1100 Doctors \nfrom 42 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America with one &amp; \ntwo-, three-year specialty training in multiple fields such as Oncology,\n Diabetes, Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Sexual \nand Reproductive Medicine, Acute Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Human \nAssisted Reproduction and Embryology &amp; Fertility specialty, to be \nthe first in their countries. Moreover, we have now widened our horizons\n by introducing more scholarships for young doctors in many new \nunderserved specialties across Africa and Asia.\u201d<br><br>The 8th Edition of the Luminary marked another important milestone: the <strong>4th Anniversary of Merck Foundation.<\/strong><br><br>As part of the Luminary, <strong>Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Committee (MFFLI) High-Level Panel<\/strong> was conducted, which was attended by the <strong>13 African First Ladies<\/strong>, who are the <strong>Ambassadors of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother.<\/strong><br><br>The keynote address was delivered by <strong>H.E. Mrs. ESTHER LUNGU<\/strong>, <strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia<\/strong> as the host and co-chairperson of the conference along with<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. ANA DIAS LOUREN\u00c7O<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Angola<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. NEO JANE MASISI<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> The First Lady of the Republic of Botswana<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Madam SIKA KABORE<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><strong> The<\/strong> <strong>First Lady of Burkina Faso<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Madam ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Burundi<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Madam BRIGITTE TOUADERA, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of Central African Republic<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Democratic Republic of The Congo<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Madam DJ\u00c8N\u00c8 COND\u00c9, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Guinea Conakry<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. CLAR MARIE WEAH, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Liberia<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. MONICA CHAKWERA, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Malawi<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. ISAURA FERR\u00c3O NYUSI, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Mozambique<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>H.E. Mrs. MONICA GEINGOS, <\/strong><strong>The First Lady of the Republic of Namibia<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>The Day 1 of the <strong>8th edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary<\/strong>\n was attended by more than 75,000 participants, Healthcare providers, \npolicymakers, academia, researchers, and media from more than 70 \nCountries in three languages English French and Portuguese.<br><br>On Day 2 of the conference, <strong>MARS- Merck Foundation Africa Research Summit<\/strong> will be held where a <strong>High-Level\n Panel Discussion with Ministers of Health, Science and Technology, \nEducation, Information And Gender and MARS Researchers<\/strong> will be \nheld with the objective to empower African young researchers &amp; women\n researchers, advancing their research capacity and empower them in \nSTEM.<br><br>On the third day, 29th April, <strong>Merck Foundation Health Media Training<\/strong>\n will be organized for the African and Latin American Media fraternity \nto emphasize the important role that media plays to break the stigma \naround infertility, in raising awareness about infertility prevention, \nand empowering girls and women through education.<br><br>Other \nimportant scientific sessions in different medical fields will also be \nheld in parallel on Day 2 and Day 3 of the Luminary.<br><br><strong>Countries participating include <\/strong>Angola,\n Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, \nCentral Africa Republic, Cambodia, Chad, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, Republic of the \nCongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gabon,\n Germany, Ghana, Guinea \u2013 Bissau, Guinea \u2013 Conakry, India, Indonesia, \nKenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, \nMexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, \nPhilippines, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South \nAfrica, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia,\n U.A.E, UK, Uganda, US, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe and more.<\/p><p>The 8th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be <strong>streamed live <\/strong>on <strong>29th April 2021 from 13h to 18:00h (Gulf Standard Time)<\/strong>, @<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/merckfoundation\/\">Merck Foundation Facebook page<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KelejRasha\">Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej Facebook page<\/a>. <\/p><p> <strong>Click on the link below to Download Merck Foundation App<\/strong><br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=de.merck.foundation&amp;hl=en\">https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=de.merck.foundation&amp;hl=en<\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 28-04-2021 6:17PMSource: Merck FoundationCategory: General, Consumer Interest, Govt. &amp; Public 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