{"id":8793,"date":"2026-04-08T13:57:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:57:04","slug":"message-from-senator-dr-rasha-kelej-ceo-of-merck-foundation-on-meeting-h-e-senator-oluremi-tinubu-con-the-first-lady-of-nigeria-to-strengthen-healthcare-and-social-impact-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=8793","title":{"rendered":"Message from Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, on Meeting H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, The First Lady of Nigeria, to Strengthen Healthcare and Social Impact Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-11.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO meet H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>I am proud to share the success of our high-level meeting with my dear sister,\u00a0<em><strong>H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Ambassador of \u201cMerck Foundation More Than a Mother\u201d, alongside Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BOT<\/strong><\/em>, in Abuja. It was a privilege to meet my dear\u00a0<strong>sister H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria<\/strong>\u00a0and officially appoint her to be the\u00a0<strong>Ambassador of \u201cMerck Foundation More Than a Mother\u201d<\/strong>. During our meeting, we discussed the beginning of our long-term partnership and underscored our commitment towards building healthcare capacity and transforming patient care landscape by providing scholarships for local Nigerian doctors in\u00a0<strong>42 critical and underserved specialties<\/strong>. We also discussed about addressing critical social and health issues in the country including breaking the infertility stigma and supporting girl education.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-41.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>It gives me great pleasure to share that till today,\u00a0<strong>63 scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0have been provided for doctors in\u00a0<strong>Nigeria including 8 in Fertility, Embryology, Sexual &amp; Reproductive Medicine, Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction and Embryology, and Women\u2019s Health, and 38 in Diabetes, Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Obesity &amp; Weight Management,<\/strong>\u00a0enabling them to establish specialized clinics. Additionally,\u00a0<strong>17 scholarships have been awarded in critical specialties like Oncology Research, Clinical Psychiatry, Dermatology, Pain Management, Respiratory Medicine, Care of the Older Person, Critical Care, and Rheumatology.<\/strong>\u00a0As part of our\u00a0<strong>\u2018Educating Linda\u2019 program<\/strong>, we have also sponsored the education of\u00a0<strong>20 high-performing but underprivileged Nigerian schoolgirls.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-61.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>We have conducted three editions of Online Health Media Training for Nigerian journalists to emphasize the media\u2019s role in creating a cultural shift by addressing social and health issues such as\u00a0<strong>Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, Stopping GBV, and raising awareness about the prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Senator-Dr_-Rasha-Kelej-Merck-Foundation-CEO-meets-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>I am thrilled to announce the launch of our&nbsp;<strong>8 important Merck Foundation Awards for Media, Musicians &amp; Singers, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers, and students &amp; new potential talents in Nigeria<\/strong>, in partnership with The First Lady of Nigeria. These awards aim to raise awareness about&nbsp;<strong>Breaking Infertility Stigma, Women Empowerment, and promoting healthy lifestyles through diabetes and hypertension awareness.<\/strong><\/p><p>I invite the young Nigerian talents to share their creative and inspiring work with us. We have celebrated many winners from Nigeria in the previous years and look forward to celebrating winners this year too. All the entries can be submitted to&nbsp;<em><strong>submit@merck-foundation.com by 30th September 2025&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>for&nbsp;<strong>\u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d awards and 30th October 2025 for \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d awards.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><p>We will continue to work closely with The First Lady of Nigeria to drive transformative change in healthcare, education, and social awareness, ensuring a healthier and more empowered future for the people of Nigeria.<\/p><p><strong>Kind Regards,<br>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,<br>CEO of Merck Foundation<br>President of \u201cMerck Foundation More Than a Mother\u201d campaign<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main_Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-31.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Merck-Foundation-Chairman-and-CEO-meet-H_E_-Senator-OLUREMI-TINUBU-CON-The-First-Lady-of-the-Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-51.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO meet H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am proud to share the success of our high-level meeting with my dear sister,\u00a0H.E. Senator OLUREMI TINUBU, CON, The First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Ambassador of \u201cMerck Foundation More Than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Message from Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, on Meeting H.E. 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