{"id":7242,"date":"2025-01-15T18:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=7242"},"modified":"2025-01-15T18:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:39:38","slug":"merck-foundation-chairman-and-ceo-meet-tanzania-president-to-discuss-scaling-up-of-their-health-programs-to-transform-patient-care-landscape-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=7242","title":{"rendered":"Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO meet Tanzania President to discuss scaling up of their health programs to transform patient care landscape in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Main_First_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7243\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Main_First_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Main_First_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Main_First_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO meet Tanzania President to discuss scaling up of their health programs to transform patient care landscape in Tanzania<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><strong>Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO: \u201cWe have provided 37 scholarships of one-year Diploma and two-year Master Degree to Tanzanian doctors in partnership with Tanzania Ministry of Health, and will continue scaling up the number of scholarships provided to doctors in many underserved and critical medical specialties such as: Fertility, Embryology, Oncology, Diabetes, Critical Care, Endocrinology, Dermatology, Cardiology, Clinical Psychiatry, Pain management, Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Women\u2019s Health and more&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7244\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-4-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-4-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej<\/strong>&nbsp;expressed, \u201cIt was a pleasure meeting&nbsp;<strong>The President of Tanzania<\/strong>. Our vision is to provide quality and equitable healthcare solutions to underserved and vulnerable populations, leading Africa and rest of the world to a healthier future. We are committed to transforming Patientcare landscape in Africa through our scholarship programs. So far, more than 1580 scholarships have been provided to young doctors from 50 countries in 36 critical and underserved medical specialties.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7245\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-2-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>It has been a great honor to meet&nbsp;<strong>H.E. Dr. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN, President of the United Republic of Tanzania<\/strong>&nbsp;to underscore our continued commitment to health and social development in Tanzania. She is a great leader; we, all African women, are truly proud of her great achievements and success. She is a true role model for all of us.\u201d<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7246\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-5-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-5-768x601.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>Merck Foundation recently conducted the&nbsp;<strong>Merck Foundation Alumni Summit in Tanzania<\/strong>&nbsp;to meet their Alumni and an&nbsp;<strong>Award Ceremony<\/strong>&nbsp;to recognize the winners of Merck Foundation Awards. The Summit was co-chaired by&nbsp;<strong>Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg Haverkamp and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation.<\/strong>&nbsp;During the Summit, Merck Foundation also conducted the 2nd edition of their&nbsp;<strong>Health Media Training<\/strong>&nbsp;for the Tanzanian Media Representatives in partnership with&nbsp;<strong>Media Council of Tanzania<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Dar es Salaam City Press Club (DCPC).<\/strong>&nbsp;The training was conducted to emphasize on the important role that media plays to influence our society to create a cultural shift with the aim to address wide range of social and health issues such as: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, Stopping GBV, Raising Diabetes Awareness etc.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej at Merck Foundation Tanzania Annual Alumni Summit 2023.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7T_Zjqohzt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch Video &#8211; Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej at Merck Foundation Tanzania Annual Alumni Summit 2023.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Prof. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp speech at Tanzania Annual Alumni Summit 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ftFjTWpykU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Prof. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp speech at Tanzania Annual Alumni Summit 2023<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7247\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-5.jpg 920w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-5-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-6-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7248\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-6.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><\/p><p>Moreover, Merck Foundation CEO announced the Call for Applications for their 8 important awards for Media, Musicians, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers, students, and new potential talents in these fields.<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Fashion Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Film Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Song Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Fashion Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Film Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation Song Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d 2023<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Entries for the above awards can be submitted to us at:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:submit@merck-foundation.com\"><strong>submit@merck-foundation.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>For information on the above awards, please visit our website:<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/Upcoming-Programs-&amp;-Call-For-Applications\">https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/Upcoming-Programs-&amp;-Call-For-Applications<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-2-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7251\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-during-their-Annual-Summit-and-Award-Ceremony-in-Tanzania-2-1.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>\u201cWe will continue with our partnership with Government of Tanzania and Ministry of Health to scale up our scholarship programs to 36 specialties such as Preventative Cardiovascular, Diabetes care, Acute care, Respiratory care, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Clinical Microbiology and infectious diseases, Neuroimaging for Research, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Neonatal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Laparoscopic Surgical Skills, Critical Care, Psychiatry and more, to create a stronger platform of skilled and specialized Tanzanian doctors in the public healthcare sector\u201d, added&nbsp;<strong>Senator Rasha Kelej.<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch Video<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej  meets Minister of Community Development, Women, &amp; Special Groups Tanzania\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ockwmNnpPk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej meets Minister of Community Development, Women, &amp; Special Groups Tanzania<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Merck Foundation Tanzania Annual Alumni Summit 2023\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IXNsDt9OcJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Merck Foundation Tanzania Annual Alumni Summit 2023<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-Tanzania-President-6.jpg\" 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