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Merck Foundation Together with African First Ladies Mark “World Heart Day 2022” by Providing 720 Scholarships of Preventative Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Endocrinology for Doctors from 45 Countries
The foundation’s long-term commitment is transforming patient care landscape and building health care capacity in Africa, Asia and beyond.
Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation emphasized, “I am also very proud that we have provided in total more than 1450 scholarships of one-year diploma and two-year master degree for doctors from 45 countries in 32 critical and underserved medical specialties such as; acute care, Pediatric Emergency, Advanced Surgery, Intensive care, Fertility, Embryology, Oncology, Respiratory and many more.
“This is a great milestone to improve patient access to quality and equitable healthcare solutions across Africa and beyond. This achievement is the highlight of my career and my life”.
Out of the 1450 scholarships, Merck Foundation has provided more than 120 scholarships for Cardiovascular care specialty training to young doctors from the following 23 countries: Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, UAE, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Moreover, Merck Foundation together with African First Ladies, introduced Awards for Media, Fashion Designers, Filmmakers, Musicians/ Singers, and new potential talents in these fields from African countries to Promote a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.
Details of the awards:
- Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2022 “Diabetes & Hypertension”:
Media representatives are invited to showcase their work through strong and influential messages to promote a healthy lifestyle raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.
Submission deadline: 30th October 2022. Click here (https://bit.ly/3csdIun) to view more details.
- Merck Foundation Film Awards 2022 “Diabetes & Hypertension”: All African Filmmakers, Students of Film Making Training Institutions or Young Talents of Africa are invited to create and share a long or short FILMS, either drama, documentary or docudrama to deliver strong and influential messages to promote a healthy lifestyle raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.
Submission deadline: 30th October 2022. Click here (https://bit.ly/3z55T5z) to view more details.
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