Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, Chairperson of MFFLI Summit, and President of “More Than a Mother” campaign, emphasized, “I strongly believe that media has the power to shape mindsets and create a culture shift. Journalists can drive real change through their daily reporting by raising awareness about critical social and health issues — such as breaking the stigma of infertility, promoting girls’ education, ending child marriage, stopping gender-based violence, and encouraging early detection and prevention of diabetes and hypertension.”
Watch the Merck Foundation Health Media Training session here: https://youtu.be/yRKWqeRFSe4
The Merck Foundation Health Media Training is a part of ‘Merck Foundation More than a Mother’ Community Awareness Program. Since 2017, Merck Foundation has provided their Health Media Training for more than 3,700 media representatives from 35 countries in Africa.
During the 7 Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative -MFFLI Summit, two important occasions were marked; the 8 Anniversary of Merck Foundation and 13 years of Merck Foundation’s development programs that started in 2012.
On the Day 1, the Plenary Session of the Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative -MFFLI Summit took place, featuring a high-level panel discussion with the participating First Ladies of Africa and Asia. Moreover, a high-level panel discussion was held with African Ministers and top healthcare experts from across the globe.
During the Day 2 of the conference, two Medical and Scientific Sessions on Oncology and Diabetes & Hypertension also took place.
“I strongly believe that these awards encourage creative storytelling to raise awareness about critical social and health issues. Since 2017, we have been launching these awards together with my esteemed sisters, the African and Asian First Ladies, who are also the Ambassadors of the Merck Foundation More Than a Mother Campaign. I am looking forward to all the entries from young talents for these important awards,” Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej added.
Entries for all awards are to be submitted via email to: [email protected]
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