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Merck empowers Ugandan infertile women for the second year through 'Merck More than a Mother' in partnership with Uganda Ministry of Health

Dr. Belen Garijo, CEO, Merck Healthcare encouraging infertile women who have been empowered through “Merck More than a Mother’s' ‘Empowering Berna’ Project in Tororo, Uganda as Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare (second left) and Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister State for Health, Uganda look on (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Courtesy call on Uganda’s First Lady: From left to right: Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Dr. Belen Garijo, CEO, Merck Healthcare; H.E. Madame Brigitte Touadera, First Lady Central African Republic; H.E. Madam Janet Museveni, First Lady, Republic of Uganda; Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; Hon. Virginie Baiokua, Minister of Social Affairs and National Reconciliation, Central African Republic; Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone and Lina Ekomo, Central African Republic (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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From left to right: Dr. Anthony Mbonye, Director of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Uganda; Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; H.E. Madame Brigitte Touadera, First Lady, Central African Republic; Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone and Hon. Virginie Baiokua (2nd row center), Minister of Social Affairs and National Reconciliation, Central African Republic (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Dignitaries meeting before the “Merck More than a Mother” event in Kampala, Uganda: Left to right – Dr. Belen Garijo, CEO, Merck Healthcare; H.E. Madame Brigitte Touadera, First Lady, Central African Republic; Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Prof. Joe Leigh Simpson, Past President, International Federation of Fertility Societies; Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, President, Africa Fertility Society; and Dr. James Olobo-Lalobo, Vice President, Africa Fertility Society (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Brian and Sawuiya Ntongo (2nd right) a couple from Uganda shares their experience with infertility and how they overcome it together through a shared responsibility as Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Dr. Belen Garijo, CEO, Merck Healthcare and Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare look on and admire the baby born after both of them sought fertility care as a couple (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Maria Nabaggala, a researcher at Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda, the 4th place winner, of 2016 UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit ‘Best African Women Researcher Award’ is awarded at home by Dr. Belen Garijo, CEO Merck Healthcare; and Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State of Health, Uganda as Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare looks on. The 2016 UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where Maria was first awarded (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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H.E. Madame Brigitte Touadera, First Lady Central African Republic and Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda address participants in Tororo, Uganda during the inauguration of businesses for infertile women established with support from “Merck More than a Mother’s” ‘Empowering Berna’ Project (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Right to left: Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; H.E. Madame Brigitte Touadera, First Lady, Central African Republic; Dr. Belen Garijo, CEO, Merck Healthcare and Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda cut a ribbon to signify the inauguration of the chairs, tables and tent hire business established for one of infertile women’s group in Tororo, Uganda through “Merck More than a Mother’s” ‘Empowering Berna’ Project (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare, engages with religious leaders in Tororo, Uganda on how they can support the fight against the stigmatization and discrimination of infertile women in their communities (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Merck More Than A Mother with Ugandan Women

Merck More Than A Mother with Ugandan Women (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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