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‘Merck More than a Mother’ from Africa to Asia for the first time - in partnership with Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE)

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Azizah of Pahang, Founder and Life President, Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation, Malaysia and Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare meeting before the ‘Merck More than a Mother’ event held during 7th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction Congress (ASPIRE 2017) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Azizah of Pahang, Founder and Life President, Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation, Malaysia, cuts the ribbon to mark the official opening of the 7th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction Congress (ASPIRE 2017) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Looking on are Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone; Hon. Betty Amongi, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Uganda; Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, President of Africa Fertility Society; Prof. Tzeng Chii-Ruey, President of ASPIRE; Dr. Surinder Singh, Congress President; Dato’ Dr. Prashant Nadkarni; and Prof. P C Wong with Scientific Chairs and other ASPIRE officials. (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Azizah of Pahang, Founder and Life President, Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation, Malaysia accompanied by Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare and other dignitaries. From left to right: Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Dr. Kamini Rao, Chairperson of International Institute for Training and Research in Reproductive Health- IIRRH, India; Dr. Jaideep Malhotra, Immediate Past President of ASPIRE & President Elect of Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecological Societies of India; Hon. Betty Amongi, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Uganda; Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya. 2nd row (L-R): Prof. Joe Leigh Simpson, Immediate Past President of International Federation of Fertility Societies; Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, President of Africa Fertility Society and Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone. (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Group photo of the ‘Merck More than a Mother’ high level panelists (left to right) Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, President of Africa Fertility Society; Dr. Ivan Sini, Chairman of Indonesian Reproductive Sciences Institute; Hon. Julieta Kavetuna, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Namibia; Dr. Kamini Rao, Chairperson of International Institute for Training and Research in Reproductive Health, India; Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare; Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Azizah of Pahang, Founder and Life President, Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation, Malaysia; Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone; Hon. Betty Amongi, Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Uganda; Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Prof. Joe Leigh Simpson, Immediate Past President of International Federation of Fertility Societies joined by Prof. Tzeng Chii-Ruey, ASPIRE President; Prof. P C Wong; Dato’ Dr. Prashant Nadkarni, Scientific Chairs; Dr. Surinder Singh, Congress President and Ms. BoonHuey EE, Managing Director, Merck Malaysia. (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Azizah of Pahang, Founder and Life President, Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation, Malaysia and Dr. Rasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare accompanied by (from left to right) Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Dr. Kamini Rao, Chairperson of International Institute for Training and Research in Reproductive Health, India; Dr. Jaideep Malhotra, Immediate Past President of ASPIRE & President Elect of Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecological Societies of India; Hon. Betty Amongi, Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Uganda; and Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament. (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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High level panellists during the ‘Merck More than a Mother’ event: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Azizah (center) of Pahang, Founder and Life President, Tunku Azizah Fertility Foundation; Malaysia with Dr. Rasha Kelej (left), Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare with (from left to right) Dr. Ivan Sini, Chairman, Indonesian Reproductive Sciences Institute; Hon. Julieta Kavetuna, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services, Namibia; Dr. Kamini Rao, Chairperson of International Institute for Training and Research in Reproductive Health, India; Hon. Sarah Opendi, Minister of State for Health, Uganda; Hon. Zuliatu Cooper, Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone; Hon. Betty Amongi, Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Uganda; Hon. Joyce Lay, Member of Parliament, Kenya; Dr. Jaideep Malhotra, Immediate Past President of ASPIRE & President Elect of Federation of Obstetricians and Gynaecological Societies of India and Prof. Joe Leigh Simpson, Immediate Past President of International Federation of Fertility Societies. (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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The story of Grace Kambini, Kenya (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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The story of Berna Amullen, Uganda (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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The story of Aisha Tasila, Sierra Leone (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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H.E. First Lady of Central African Republic - Madame Brigitte Touadera (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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H.E. First Lady of Sierra Leone - Madam Sia Koroma (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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'Merck More Than a Mother' empowering infertile women in Uganda (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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The story of empowering Batianor Community women of Ghana (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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The story of empowering Kachollom M. Sha, Nigeria (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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The story of empowering Ann Marie Lath, Cote d’Ivoire (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Merck Africa Embryology Training - Kenya and Uganda (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Merck Africa Embryology Training - Tanzania and Ghana (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Merck Africa Embryology Training - Nigeria (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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Merck Africa Embryology Training - Kenya and Uganda

Merck Africa Embryology Training - Kenya and Uganda (Source: Merck | 7 years ago)

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