{"id":9057,"date":"2026-04-14T15:14:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=9057"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T12:08:35","slug":"message-from-ceo-of-merck-foundation-senator-rasha-kelej-on-announcing-their-annual-program-merck-foundation-africa-asia-luminary-2024-to-be-conducted-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=9057","title":{"rendered":"Message from CEO of Merck Foundation, Senator, Rasha Kelej on announcing their annual program \u201cMerck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2024\u201d to be conducted in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1-1536x1112.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1-600x434.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-_-Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with The Minister of Community Development, Gender Women and Special Groups, Tanzania during the Press Conference in Dar Es Salaam.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Merck Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;will conduct the&nbsp;<strong>11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Edition<\/strong>&nbsp;of their annual conference,&nbsp;<strong>\u201cMerck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary\u201d<\/strong>, under the patronage of&nbsp;<strong>The President of Tanzania,<\/strong>&nbsp;and in partnership with&nbsp;<strong>the Government of Tanzania<\/strong>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>29<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;and 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp; October 2024<\/strong>, in&nbsp;<strong>Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/strong>.&nbsp;The conference will be officially inaugurated by&nbsp;<strong>H.E. Dr. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>The President of the United Republic of Tanzania<\/strong>&nbsp;together with&nbsp;<strong>Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees.<\/strong>&nbsp;It will be chaired by me&nbsp;and will have Africa\u2019s First Ladies from more than 15 Countries as the&nbsp;<strong>Guests of Honor<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Keynote Speakers<\/strong>;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>H.E. Madam ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Burundi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Dr. D\u00c9BORA KATISA CARVALHO,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Cabo Verde<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Madam BRIGITTE TOUADERA,\u00a0The First Lady of Central African Republic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI,\u00a0The First Lady of the Democratic Republic of The Congo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. FATOUMATTA BAH-BARROW,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of The Gambia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. KARTUMU YARTA BOAKAI,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Liberia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. MONICA CHAKWERA,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Malawi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. ISAURA FERR\u00c3O NYUSI,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Mozambique<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. MARIA DE FATIMA VILA NOVA,\u00a0The First Lady of the Democratic Republic of S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. MUTINTA HICHILEMA,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Amai Dr. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA,\u00a0The First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>H.E. Mrs. MARIAM H. MWINYI,\u00a0The First Lady of the Zanzibar<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-1536x1185.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-600x463.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI-high-res_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>We are excited to announce the 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Edition of our annual conference in partnership with the\u00a0<strong>Government of Tanzania to be inaugurated by H.E. Dr. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN, The President of the United Republic of Tanzania<\/strong>. I am also very happy to welcome our\u00a0<strong>Guests of Honors and Keynote Speakers, the First Ladies of Africa and Ambassadors of \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Campaign, for the Luminary. I am looking forward to share the experiences and discuss the impact of our programs to transform patient care and raise awareness on a wide range of sensitive and critical social and health issues.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-1536x1188.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-BWI_Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-4.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>The conference will be held in a hybrid format, featuring both physical and online participation of more than&nbsp;<strong>6,000 healthcare providers, policymakers, academia, researchers, and health media representatives<\/strong>&nbsp;from over&nbsp;<strong>70 countries<\/strong>&nbsp;across Africa, Asia, and beyond. Of these, 500 participants will attend in person.<\/p><p>During the 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Edition of the conference, Merck Foundation will also celebrate two significant milestones: the&nbsp;<strong>7th Anniversary of Merck Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>12 years of their impactful development programs<\/strong>, that were started in 2012.<\/p><p>Since 2012, we have made a significant progress, I am happy to share that we have provided more than&nbsp;<strong>2000 scholarships to young doctors from<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>52 countries in 42 critical&nbsp; and underserved specialties<\/strong>&nbsp;such as&nbsp;<em><strong>Oncology &amp; Cancer care, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Cardiovascular, Fertility Care, Embryology, Sexual &amp; Reproductive Medicine, Internal Medicine, Respiratory Medicine, Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Pediatric Emergency, Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Clinical Psychiatry, Urology, Ophthalmology, General Surgery, Trauma &amp; Orthopedic, Dermatology, Neonatal Care, Clinical Microbiology &amp; Infectious Diseases, Advanced Surgical Practice, Neuroimaging for Research and more.<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;Many of them are becoming the first specialists in their countries, and we are proud of this achievement.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>On the first day of the conference, the Plenary Session of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2024 will take place, featuring a high-level panel discussion with&nbsp;<strong>African First Ladies.<\/strong><\/p><p>On Day 2 of the conference, five key parallel medical and scientific sessions will be held, covering topics such as oncology, diabetes and hypertension, fertility and reproductive care, and medical capacity building in other specialties like respiratory care, acute care, emergency pediatric and neonatal care, and more. Additionally, a community awareness session, Merck Foundation Health Media Training, will be conducted for African journalists. This session will emphasize the critical role of the media in influencing communities and driving cultural change, with regards to a wide range of social and health issues like Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girls&#8217; Education, Stopping GBV, Ending Child Marriage &amp; FGM, Empowering Women, Diabetes and Hypertension Awareness.<\/p><p><strong>Countries participating in the 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will include:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central Africa Republic, Cambodia, Chad, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guinea \u2013 Bissau, Guinea \u2013 Conakry, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, U.A.E, UK, Uganda, US, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe and more.<\/strong><\/p><p>The&nbsp;<strong>11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary<\/strong>&nbsp;will be streamed live on the social media channels of&nbsp;<strong>Merck Foundation and Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em><u>Summarizing Merck Foundation\u2019s initiatives and impact:<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Merck Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;is transforming the Patient care landscape and making history together with their partners in Africa, Asia, and beyond, through:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2000+ Scholarships provided by Merck Foundation for doctors from 52 Countries in 42 critical\u00a0and underserved medical specialties. \u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Merck Foundation 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>3200+ Media Persons\u00a0from more than\u00a035 countries\u00a0trained to better raise awareness about different social and health issues<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>8\u00a0Different Awards\u00a0launched annually for best media coverage, fashion designers, films, and songs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Around\u00a030 songs\u00a0to address health and social issues, by local singers across Africa<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>8 Children\u2019s Storybooks\u00a0in three languages &#8211; English, French, and Portuguese<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>7 Awareness Animation films in five languages &#8211;\u00a0English, French, Portuguese, Spanish and Swahili to raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes &amp; Hypertension and supporting girl education.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Pan African TV Program\u00a0&#8220;Our Africa by Merck Foundation\u201d\u00a0addressing Social and Health Issues in Africa through \u201cFashion and ART with Purpose\u201d Community<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>1000+ Girls from 15 African countries\u00a0supported through scholarships or school items, annually.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>12 Social Media Channels\u00a0with more than\u00a06 Million Followers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Kind Regards,<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,<br>CEO of Merck Foundation<br>Chairperson of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Press-Conference-for-Merck-Foundation-Africa-Asia-Luminary-2024-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, 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