{"id":7700,"date":"2025-01-22T17:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2025-01-22T17:43:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T13:43:25","slug":"merck-foundation-ceo-announce-the-partnership-journey-with-namibia-first-lady-from-2019-to-2023-to-transform-patient-care-empower-infertile-women-support-girl-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=7700","title":{"rendered":"Merck Foundation CEO announce the Partnership journey with Namibia First Lady from 2019 to 2023 to Transform Patient Care, Empower Infertile Women &amp; Support Girl Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-together-with-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-and-Sierra-Leone.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7701\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-together-with-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-and-Sierra-Leone.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-together-with-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-and-Sierra-Leone-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with H.E. Mrs. MONICA GEINGOS, The First Lady of Namibia and Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother<\/strong><\/em><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Merck Foundation CEO and Namibia First Lady meet during the 9th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022 to approve their future strategy and announce their impact report and call for action to build healthcare capacity and empower women &amp; girls in Namibia.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Merck Foundation is transforming the Patient care landscape and making history together with The First Lady of Namibia and other partners in Africa, Asia, and beyond.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch the Partnership journey here:<\/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 &amp; Namibia First Lady Partnership Journey 2019- end of 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hTSt1_Hh_0Y?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 the overview of the 2-day Hybrid 9th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022 here:&nbsp;<\/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 @ 9th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary - 2022 Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5m4k9Z_M7tg?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><strong>Merck Foundation<\/strong>, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, recently conducted their annual conference, the\u00a0<strong>9th Edition of \u201cMerck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary\u201d<\/strong>. The conference was inaugurated by\u00a0<strong>Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and Chairperson of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>H.E. Mrs. MONICA GEINGOS, The First Lady of Namibia &amp; Ambassador of Merck Foundation \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0along with\u00a0<strong>African First Ladies of Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Angola and Central Africa.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-African-First-Ladies-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7702\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-African-First-Ladies-14.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-African-First-Ladies-14-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej<\/strong>\u00a0expressed, \u201cI proud of our long-term partnership with\u00a0<strong>H.E. MONICA GEINGOS, The First Lady of Namibia &amp; Ambassador of Merck Foundation \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d,\u00a0<\/strong>that started in 2019. We have together achieved a lot together in this short duration.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-712.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7703\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-712.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-712-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Together we have provided\u00a0<strong>60 Scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0to young Namibian doctors in critical and underserved medical specialties like Oncology, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Cardiovascular Medicine, Sexual and Reproductive Medicine, Respiratory and Acute Medicine, Trauma and Orthopedics, Critical Care, Psychiatry, Clinical Microbiology and Infectious diseases, Dermatology in Clinical Practice, Internal Medicine, Neonatal Medicine, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. We will continue to build healthcare capacity in Namibia.\u201d<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7704\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7705\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-13-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>H.E. Mrs. MONICA GEINGOS, The First Lady of Namibia &amp; Ambassador of Merck Foundation \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0shared, \u201cI am very happy to have this ongoing long-term beneficial partnership with Merck Foundation. I am particularly excited as More Than a Mother Ambassador, as together we have been doing amazing work in the country to empower women living with infertility through access to information, education, information, change of mindset and economic empowerment. Moreover,\u00a0<strong>60 scholarships have been provided to young Namibian doctors<\/strong>\u00a0in the fields of Diabetes, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicines, Acute Medicines and Sexual and Reproductive Medicines, and many more. For Namibia, 2.4M population, we will soon have more than\u00a0<strong>18 skilled and trained doctors<\/strong>\u00a0nationwide, to assist couples living with infertility or need any sexual &amp; reproductive help, this will be a significant contribution towards improving women health in general and reproductive health in specific. This is a big achievement for us\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The First Lady of Namibia &amp; Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother during the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022 here:&nbsp;<\/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=\"Namibia First Lady, H.E. Monica Geingos @ 9th Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary - 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hgsN1tsHPTk?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\"><a><strong>Watch the video of<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<strong>Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej receiving Namibia First Lady, Mrs. MONICA GEINGOS:<\/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=\"Namibia First Lady &amp; Senator, Rasha Kelej @ Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pX7a4OXLZhw?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>On day 2 of the Luminary,\u00a0<strong>Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative-<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>MFFLI<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>committee meeting<\/strong>\u00a0was also conducted between The First Ladies and Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO. During the MFFLI committee meeting, a reading session of Children\u2019s storybooks created by Merck Foundation,\u00a0<strong>\u2018Jackline\u2019s Rescue\u2019 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<em>to focus on the importance of Girl Education and highlight the immoral practices of society including child marriage &amp; dowry system; and\u00a0<\/em><strong>\u2018A Ride Into The Future\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>to emphasize on the importance of empowering girls through education,<\/em>\u00a0was also held.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch the video of MFFLI<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>committee meeting:<\/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 @ Merck Foundation Foundation First Ladies Initiative- MFFLI Committee 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hGd8fTM7qwg?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>During the Luminary, a meeting between\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Namibia and Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej<\/strong>\u00a0was also held to discuss the impact of on-going programs and define strategies to further build healthcare and media capacity in Namibia.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-and-Chairman-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MF-Africa-Asia-Luminary-20225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7706\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-and-Chairman-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MF-Africa-Asia-Luminary-20225.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-CEO-and-Chairman-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MF-Africa-Asia-Luminary-20225-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Together with&nbsp;<strong>Namibia First Lady<\/strong>, Merck Foundation has provided&nbsp;<strong>60 scholarships to Namibian doctors,&nbsp;<\/strong>out of which&nbsp;<strong>15 scholarships<\/strong>&nbsp;for PG Diploma and MSc in&nbsp;<strong>Diabetes&nbsp;<\/strong>to strengthen diabetes care in the country<strong>, Endocrinology and Cardiovascular Medicine<\/strong>&nbsp;to young doctors from different provinces in Namibia.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MFFLI-Committe-Meeting3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7707\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MFFLI-Committe-Meeting3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MFFLI-Committe-Meeting3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Merck Foundation has also provided\u00a0<strong>2 scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>Oncology program<\/strong>. Out of the two, one has completed the Fellowship program and one is undergoing the master\u2019s degree Program. Also,\u00a0<strong>10 scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0have been provided for PG Diploma and MSc in\u00a0<strong>Acute Medicine<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>14 scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>Respiratory Medicine, Dermatology in Clinical Practice, Trauma and Orthopedics, Critical Care, Psychiatry, Clinical Microbiology and infectious diseases, Internal Medicine, Neonatal Medicine, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Pediatric and Child Health, Cardiology and Women\u2019s Health.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7708\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7709\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-3-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-3-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Considering the significance of Gynecologists, and to significantly improve Women\u2019s Health in general and Reproductive Health in particular,\u00a0<strong>19 scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0have been provided for PG Diploma and MSc in\u00a0<strong>Sexual and Reproductive Medicine and Fertility Training<\/strong>. The expertise of trained doctors will help to add significant value to women\u2019s health and enhance the quality of healthcare system for addressing fertility and infertile couples across Namibia.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7710\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-5-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-5-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7711\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-6-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-6-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Merck Foundation, together with Namibia First Lady and Fertility experts<\/strong>, has developed awareness, information materials media kit that sperate myths from facts about infertility prevention, early detection, male infertility and fertility management to break the stigma around women with infertility since they are subject to abuse and discrimination due to the harsh cultural and social perception of infertility in Africa, as we all know.\u00a0<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7712\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-17.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-17-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7713\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>As a part of \u2018<strong>Educating Linda<\/strong>\u2019 Program, Merck Foundation has also supported the education of\u00a0<strong>20 high-performing Namibian schoolgirls<\/strong>\u00a0and distributed\u00a0<strong>3000 sets of essential school items<\/strong>\u00a0to young Namibian students.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7714\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7715\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-20.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/SenatorDr-Rasha-Kelej-CEO-of-Merck-Foundation-and-The-First-Lady-of-Namibia-20-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Together, Merck Foundation has launched \u201c<strong>Empowering Berna<\/strong>\u201d program, to establish small businesses in order to empower women who are living with infertility stigma, so they become independent, stronger, and happier. This program has helped many women until today.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MFFLI-committee-Meeting5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7716\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MFFLI-committee-Meeting5.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-with-African-First-Ladies-during-MFFLI-committee-Meeting5-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Moreover, in partnership with\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Namibia<\/strong>, Merck Foundation has also launched seven children\u2019s storybooks,\u00a0<strong>\u201cPaulus\u2019s story\u201d, \u2018Educating\u00a0Ndeshipanda\u201d and \u201cMake the Right Choice\u201d, \u201cJackline\u2019s Rescue\u201d, \u201cNot Who You Are\u201d, \u201cRide into the Future\u201d and \u201cSugar free Jude\u201d.<\/strong>\u00a030,000 copies of the storybooks have been distributed to school students of Namibia; more copies will also be distributed soon. The storybooks address various social and health issues like breaking infertility stigma, supporting girl education, coronavirus awareness, stopping GBV and diabetes awareness.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/Paulus_story_Namibia.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1623068239_d5ac161f52a276e3a2d8.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1623068256_e25a84f80ce1244c7c9a.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Namibia-David-story_Page_01-730x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7717\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Namibia-David-story_Page_01-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Namibia-David-story_Page_01-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Namibia-David-story_Page_01-768x1077.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Namibia-David-story_Page_01.jpg 813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/Educating_Ndeshipanda_storybook_Namibia.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1623068426_277a6ccd22b60f18fa2e.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1623068453_8d5d80f51c6650be9937.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Namibia_Educating-Ndeshipanda-storybook-718x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7718\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Namibia_Educating-Ndeshipanda-storybook-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Namibia_Educating-Ndeshipanda-storybook-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Namibia_Educating-Ndeshipanda-storybook-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Namibia_Educating-Ndeshipanda-storybook.jpg 841w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1615738114_6a5383416ba9be8d0b98.pdf\">English&nbsp;<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/Making_the_right_choice_story_french_21_12.pdf\">&nbsp;French<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/Making_the_right_choice_story_portuguese.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"607\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Ghana-Make-the-Right-choice-story-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7719\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Ghana-Make-the-Right-choice-story-3.jpg 607w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Ghana-Make-the-Right-choice-story-3-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1639990408_efbd2346fb16c605c12d.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0|<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1639990625_90b566f528e2d39d0ee2.pdf\">\u00a0French<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1639990713_eade4c1e38ba34b98e69.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jacklines-Rescue-Ghana_Page_012-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7720\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jacklines-Rescue-Ghana_Page_012-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jacklines-Rescue-Ghana_Page_012-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jacklines-Rescue-Ghana_Page_012.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1680522430_2c9661713e996e1b99f3.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1641816900_f553e50c9568038379b8.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1641816979_6166fedfdfcf6d924cd4.pdf\">Portuguese\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-A-ride-into-the-future-Ghana-4-725x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7721\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-A-ride-into-the-future-Ghana-4-725x1024.jpg 725w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-A-ride-into-the-future-Ghana-4-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-A-ride-into-the-future-Ghana-4-768x1085.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-A-ride-into-the-future-Ghana-4.jpg 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1680522514_c12a64986fb3482ceae0.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1662638989_d1f16048ad9a3122dfa6.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1662639035_ed360e5333a71806c36b.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Pages-from-Sugar-Free-Jude-Ghana-3-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7722\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Pages-from-Sugar-Free-Jude-Ghana-3-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Pages-from-Sugar-Free-Jude-Ghana-3-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Pages-from-Sugar-Free-Jude-Ghana-3-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Pages-from-Sugar-Free-Jude-Ghana-3.jpg 827w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1680522476_e3bbb94dc34287cd80c9.pdf\">English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1639992908_21fa7dfd1014be3cd0db.pdf\">French<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/merck-foundation.com\/merckfoundation\/public\/uploads\/digital_library\/1639992986_093d02f8287adadb875d.pdf\">Portuguese<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Not-who-you-are-Ghana-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7723\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Not-who-you-are-Ghana-3.jpg 693w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Pages-from-Not-who-you-are-Ghana-3-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Merck Foundation, in partnership\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Namibia<\/strong>\u00a0also announced the Call for applications for their\u00a0<strong>8 important awards<\/strong>\u00a0for Media, Musicians, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers, students, and new potential talents in these fields. Through these awards, the aim is to encourage young talents and youth in Namibia to create and innovate messages in their art and daily work to create awareness about sensitive issues like Break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education, Stop Gender Based Violence, End Child Marriage, End FGM, and Women Empowerment at all levels and raise awareness about early detection &amp; prevention of Diabetes &amp; Hypertension.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20234.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7724\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20234.jpg 596w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20234-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20235.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7725\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20235.jpg 596w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20235-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-718x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7726\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234.jpg 841w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Song-Awards-_-General-English-20235.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7727\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Song-Awards-_-General-English-20235.jpg 597w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MTM-Song-Awards-_-General-English-20235-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20233-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7728\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20233-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20233-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20233-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Media-Awards-_-General-English-20233.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20234-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7729\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20234-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20234-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20234-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-20234.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7730\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Fashion-Awards-_-General-English-20234.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Song-Awards_-General-English-20234-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7731\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Song-Awards_-General-English-20234-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Song-Awards_-General-English-20234-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Song-Awards_-General-English-20234-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/D_H-Song-Awards_-General-English-20234.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><p>The\u00a0<strong>9th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022\u00a0<\/strong>was\u00a0<strong>streamed live on the social media handles of\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/merckfoundation\/\"><strong>Merck Foundation<\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/KelejRasha\/\"><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-610.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7732\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-610.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-610-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p>Link to the Facebook live steam of\u00a0<strong>Inaugural Session of<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary &amp; African First Ladies High Level Panel:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KelejRasha\/videos\/1578702445903102\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KelejRasha\/videos\/1578702445903102<\/strong><\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-420.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7733\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Image-420-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Merck Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;is transforming the Patient care landscape and making history together with its partners in Africa, Asia, and beyond, through:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>1580 + Scholarships provided by Merck Foundation for doctors from 50 Countries in 36 critical and underserved medical specialties. \u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Merck Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;is also creating a culture shift and breaking the silence about a wide range of social and health issues in Africa and underserved communities through:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2500+ Media 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