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Merck Foundation

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    • Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with the First Ladies of Africa and Asia during the MFFLI SUMMIT 2025
    • The First Lady of Angola during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Cabo Verde during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Central African Republic during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Gabon during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Ghana during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Kenya during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Liberia during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Maldives during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Mozambique during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Nigeria during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Sao Tome and Principe during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of Senegal during the Merck Foundation
    • The First Lady of The Gambia during the Merck Foundation
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Dr. Rasha Kelej & First Ladies of Africa & Asia call for action to Build Healthcare and Media capacity, Break Infertility Stigma & Support Girl Education during 2025 Merck Foundation First Ladies initiative - MFFLI

I was pleased to hear from the First Ladies of Africa and Asia about the remarkable progress they have achieved in their countries

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 on 19th and 20th June. The summit was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,…

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    • Merck Foundation CEO with The First Lady of Ghana at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit (1)
    • Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with the First Ladies of Africa and Asia during the MFFLI SUMMIT 2025 (1)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO with the First Ladies of Africa and Asia during the MFFLI SUMMIT 2025
    • Merck Foundation CEO with the First Lady of The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya and Liberia during the MFFLI SUMMIT 2025
    • Merck Foundation CEO with The First Lady of Ghana at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit (2)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO with The First Lady of Ghana at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit (5)
    • Merck Foundation CEO with The First Lady of Ghana at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit (6)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO with The First Lady of Ghana at the 7th Edition of MFFLI Summit (8)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO with the First Lady of Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria during the MFFLI SUMMIT 2025
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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meets Ghana First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa at 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to discuss the strategy to reshape patientcare and support girl education in Africa and beyond

Merck Foundation also announced the Call for applications for their 8 important awards in partnership with The First Lady of Ghana for Media, Musicians, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers, students, and new potential talents in these fields

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, and Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation &…

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    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with Merck Foundation Alumni
    • Merck Foundation CEO with The First Lady of Burundi and Merck Foundation Alumni from Burundi
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    • Merck Foundation CEO and The First Lady of Zambia with Merck Foundation Alumni from Zambia
    • Merck Foundation CEO and The First Lady of Zimbabwe with Merck Foundation Alumni from Zimbabwe
    • Merck Foundation CEO marks World Hypertension Day (1)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO with Merck Foundation Alumni from Kenya
    • Merck Foundation CEO with Merck Foundation Alumni from Zambia
    • Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with Merck Foundation Alumni
    • Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with The First Lady of DRC and Merck Foundation Alumni from DRC
    • Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with The President of Tanzania together with The First Ladies of Africa and Asia
    • Merck Foundation Chairman and CEO with their Kenyan Alumni and Media Winners in Nairobi, Kenya
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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and African First Ladies mark World Hypertension Day 2025 by launching their Annual Awards for Best Media, Fashion, Song, and Film to raise awareness on hypertension, diabetes and importance of healthy lifestyle

Merck Foundation has launched several community awareness programs to emphasize on the importance of a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about diabetes and hypertension prevention, early detection and management

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks ‘World Hypertension Day 2025’ in partnership with Africa’s First Ladies, Ministries of Health, Medical Societies and Academia through their “Nationwide Diabetes & Hypertension Blue Points Program, by reinforcing its commitment to improving cardiovascular and diabetes care across Africa, and beyond.…

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    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (1)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (2)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (3)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (4)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (5)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (6)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (7)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (8)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (9)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (10)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (11)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra, Ghana (12)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT at Ghana Alumni Summit 2024 (1)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT at Ghana Alumni Summit 2024 (2)
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CORRECTION: Merck Foundation celebrating legacy to transform patient care landscape in Africa together with Ghana First Lady

Out of the total 146 scholarships provided in Ghana, Merck Foundation has provided 39 scholarships to doctors for Fertility, Embryology, Sexual & Reproductive Medicine and Women’s Health

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com)​ marked a milestone of providing 146 scholarships to Ghanian doctors in 42 critical specialties during their annual Alumni Summit - Celebrating their legacy of transforming patient care landscape in Ghana; Merck Foundation Ghana Alumni Summit and Merck Foundation Awards Ceremony 2024 were conducted in Accra, chaired by Ghana…

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    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (1)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (2)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (3)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (4)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (5)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (6)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (7)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (8)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (9)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (10)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT, together with H.E. Mrs. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO, The First Lady of Ghana during their Alumni Summit 2024 in Accra (11)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT at Ghana Alumni Summit 2024 (1)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Merck Foundation CEO and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg- Haverkamp, Chairman of Merck Foundation BoT at Ghana Alumni Summit 2024 (2)
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Merck Foundation celebrating legacy to transform patient care landscape in Africa together with Ghana First Lady

Out of the total 146 scholarships provided in Ghana, Merck Foundation has provided 39 scholarships to doctors for Fertility, Embryology, Sexual & Reproductive Medicine and Women’s Health

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) marked a milestone of providing 146 scholarships to Ghanian doctors in 42 critical specialties during their annual Alumni Summit - Celebrating their legacy of transforming patient care landscape in Ghana; Merck Foundation Ghana Alumni Summit and Merck Foundation Awards Ceremony 2024 were conducted in Accra, chaired by Ghana…

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    • Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Malawi First Lady announce Malawian Winners of their Media Awards to break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education and Diabetes- Hypertension awareness
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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Malawi First Lady announce Malawian Winners of their Media Awards to break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education and Diabetes- Hypertension awareness

The winners were announced and acknowledged by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of “More Than a Mother” campaign

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with H.E. MONICA CHAKWERA, The First Lady of Malawi and Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, announced the Malawian winners of Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition “More Than a Mother” Awards 2023 and “Diabetes and Hypertension”…

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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) meets the 83 Winners of “More Than a Mother” and “Diabetes and Hypertension” Media Awards 2023, in partnership with the First Ladies of Africa

The awards ceremony was held via Videoconference to felicitate all the media award winners

Merck Foundation CEO (www.Merck-Foundation.com) announced call for application of 2024 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at submit@merck-foundation.com. Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with the African First Ladies, announced the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition…

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    • Merck Foundation CEO Senator Dr Rasha Kelej with The First Ladies of Africa during their MFFLI Committee Meeting (1)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO Senator Dr Rasha Kelej with The First Ladies of Africa during their MFFLI Committee Meeting (3)
    • Merck Foundation CEO Senator Dr Rasha Kelej with The First Ladies of Africa during their MFFLI Committee Meeting (4)
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Rasha Kelej & African First Ladies called for 2024 action to Build Health capacity, Break Infertility Stigma & Support Girl Education during Merck Foundation First Ladies initiative - MFFLI in India

Merck Foundation has provided till today, more than 1700 scholarships to young doctors from 50 countries in 42 critical and underserved specialties

Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej and The First Ladies of Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo conducted MFFLI committee in India on 2nd day of 10th Merck Foundation Africa…

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    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp and Minister of Health of Mauritius with Merck Foundation Alumni from Mauritius
    • Merck Foundation CEO in Tanzania (1)
    • Merck Foundation CEO in Tanzania (2)
    • Merck Foundation CEO in Kenya
    • Merck Foundation CEO in DRC
    • Merck Foundation CEO in Burundi (1)
    • Merck Foundation CEO in Zambia (1)
    • Merck Foundation CEO in Burundi (2)
    • Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej and Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp with Merck Foundation Alumni of Kenya
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Merck Foundation awarded the “Best Health Sector Philanthropy” of the year 2023 to acknowledge their impact in building healthcare capacity in Africa

The theme of the awards was Social Responsibility as a Means of ensuring Inclusiveness in Socio-Economic Growth and Development

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com) provided more than 1690 scholarships to young Doctors from 50 countries in 39 critical and underserved medical specialties in Africa and beyond; Merck Foundation has recently released the First Diabetes Animation Movie with the aim to raise Awareness about Diabetes Prevention and Early Detection and Promote Healthy Lifestyle,…

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    • Merck Foundation CEO with the First Ladies of Ghana and The Gambia (1)
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    • Merck Foundation CEO and Chairman with African First Ladies during MF Africa Asia Luminary 2022
    • Merck Foundation CEO with the First Lady of Ghana
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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) shares the partnership journey with Ghana First Lady 2018 to 2023 -Train healthcare providers, support Girl Education and break infertility Stigma

Together with Ghana First Lady, Merck Foundation has provided 125 scholarships to local doctors in Ghana in many critical and underserved specialties

Merck Foundation (Merck-Foundation.com) CEO and Ghana First Lady met other 12 African First Ladies during 9th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2022 to discuss their strategy and announce their impact report and call for action to build healthcare capacity and empower women & girls in education in the…