Brief remarks by the Chief Executive Officer of Merck Foundation,  Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej

“I’m very excited to share some beautiful memories from the 10th Edition of the Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2023 held in Mumbai, India. It was an honor to welcome our Guests of Honors and Keynote Speakers, the First Ladies of Africa and Ambassadors of “More Than a Mother” Campaign, for our annual conference. Together, we shared experiences and discussed the impact of our programs to transform patient care and raise awareness on a wide range of sensitive and critical social and health. We also marked together Cancer Awareness Month, it is great to remember that Merck Foundation provided 138 scholarships of Oncology Training in many sub-specialties to doctors from 37 African countries, many of them have become the first oncologists in their countries. We are making history together in Africa, with our Ambassadors, First Ladies of Africa and our partners, Tata Hospital and Krishna University.”

Stayed tuned for all the happenings from Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2023.”

Enjoy photos from the arrival of First-Ladies to the main programme, and post the conference 

Compiled by: Edem Mensah-Tsotorme