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Merck Foundation connects Africa with Asia, through partnership with India, to build the cancer care capacity in the African Continent

Posted on April 23, 2018

Merck Foundation and Tata Memorial Centre Signs MOU to build Cancer Care Capacity in Africa Through this partnership Merck Foundation aims to provide one-year oncology […]

Locked Out

Posted on April 20, 2018

My 5 year old sleeps like a rug. You will find her spread across the bed in the morning with her bedding thrown all over […]

The Smell of Rain

Posted on April 19, 2018

Growing up in the village was not easy. We had to help our parents in the farms and I have to say that it was […]

Merck Foundation Discuss Fertility Capacity Building with African Ministers At FIGO

Posted on April 18, 2018

News Release Merck Foundation engages policymakers to define interventions to improve access to regulated and cost-effective Fertility Care in Africa and Developing Countries 12 April […]

Of Housegirls and Parenting

Posted on April 18, 2018

This is a repost. I wrote this post almost 5 years ago. Oh My God! I can’t believe it has been that long. So much […]

Merck Foundation Announce the Call for Application for Merck Hypertension and Diabetes Awards 2018

Posted on April 12, 2018

News Release Merck Foundation, the Philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, announced the Call for application for Merck Diabetes and Hypertension awards 2018, across the […]

The Risk of Contracting HIV Increases During and After Pregnancy, Research Suggests

Posted on April 3, 2018

A new research has suggested that the woman’s risk of contracting HIV during sex with a HIV infected man increases during pregnancy and is highest […]

Dr. Rasha Kelej- African Woman dedicated to Empower Women in Africa

Posted on March 20, 2018

I am very happy that we are marking the International Women’s Day in Niger this day, with Her Excellency the First Lady of Niger, to […]

Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Associated With Postpartum Weight Retention

Posted on March 20, 2018

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has linked excessive weight gain during pregnancy with long-term body fat and the retention […]

Merck Foundation marks ‘International Women’s Day’ with the First Lady of Niger

Posted on March 8, 2018

Prof. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, Chairman of the Executive Board of E.Merck KG and the Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees and Dr Rasha Kelej, president […]

I am Selfish

Posted on March 6, 2018

He has been of out the country the last two years. He left very suddenly for further studies when our daughter was only nine months […]

Merck Foundation makes history in The Gambia

Posted on February 28, 2018

Merck Foundation(MF) in partnership with the First Lady of The Gambia through her foundation; Fatoumatta Bah Barrow(FaBB) Foundation launched ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ campaign […]

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