- Merck Basis marks World Most cancers Day with African First Women by offering 194 scholarships of Oncology Coaching to African medical doctors from 32 international locations.
- Merck Basis along with Africa First Women and Ministries of Well being has been constructing most cancers care capability and rising the restricted variety of Oncologists of their international locations by offering near 200 Scholarships of One-, two- and three-years fellowship, diploma and Grasp Diploma of oncology to African medical doctors from 32 International locations.
- Merck Basis is making historical past in Africa by coaching the First African Oncologists and First Most cancers Care Groups in International locations reminiscent of The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Central African Republic, Chad, Burundi, Malawi, Niger, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and extra.
Merck Basis (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks ‘World Most cancers Day 2025’ along with Africa’s First Women and Ministries of Well being. By their Most cancers Entry Program, Merck Basis is is constructing high quality and equitable most cancers care capability in Africa.
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, the CEO of Merck Basis, highlighted, “At Merck Basis, we mark World Most cancers Day not simply as a single day, however as a our continued dedication to rework and advance most cancers care in Africa.
Along with my pricey sisters, the Africa’s First Women, we’re have enhanced the most cancers care capability within the continent by offering 194 scholarships to younger African medical doctors from 32 international locations, considerably rising the variety of oncologists in Africa. We’re making historical past collectively by offering these necessary scholarships for the primary oncologists and /or the primary most cancers care groups in lots of international locations throughout Africa.”
Merck Basis in complete offered greater than 2100 scholarships to medical doctors from over 52 international locations in 44 essential and underserved medical specialties.
The Merck Basis Most cancers Entry Program gives One, two- and three-years fellowship, Put up Graduate Diploma and Grasp Diploma of oncology for medical doctors from Africa. The scientific coaching has been carried out in India, Egypt and Kenya. Additionaly, Merck Basis additionally gives scholarships for two years on-line PG Diploma in Most cancers and Medical Oncology, 01 yr on-line PG Diploma in Medical Oncology and 1 yr on-line PG Diploma in Ache Administration from reputed Universities in UK like College of South Wales, College of Buckingham, Queen Mary College of London, and Cardiff College.
Merck Basis is establishing Multidisciplinary Oncology Care groups in lots of African international locations by offering scholarships of scientific coaching in Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Pediatrics Oncology, Gynecology Oncology, Breast Oncology, Haemato-Oncology, Orthopaedic Oncology, Palliative Care, Pathology Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Analysis in Oncology, Surgical Oncology – Genital Urinary System, Superior Cytopathology Coaching, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Technician, Laboratory Technician, Oncology Nursing.
Merck Basis via its Merck Basis Most cancers Entry Program has offered 194 scholarships of Oncology to medical doctors from 32 international locations together with Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome&Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
“In a number of of those international locations, there wasn’t even a single oncologist. We’re proud to be making historical past in Africa by coaching the primary oncologists and establishing the primary most cancers care groups in nations reminiscent of The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burundi, Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Central African Republic, Chad, and Niger. Merck Basis stays dedicated to reworking the panorama of most cancers care throughout the continent and main Africa towards a more healthy future,” defined Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej.
Africa data round 1.1 million new instances of most cancers, leading to as much as 700,000 deaths, yearly, as per WHO knowledge. The mortality price of most cancers sufferers may be very excessive in Africa, as in comparison with the remainder of the world.
“One of many key causes can also be the late prognosis of the illness. Subsequently, these scholarships are crucial” added Senator Kelej.
Merck Basis has additionally created consciousness supplies together with consciousness leaflets and movies on Most cancers Prevention and Early Detection.
Dr. Chifundo Kajombo, Merck Basis Alumni from Malawi shares, “I’m privileged to be awarded a scholarship by Merck Basis to pursue the Surgical Oncology fellowship coaching program at Tata Memorial Hospital, India. I managed to advance from fundamental surgical oncology rules to the superior stage. This has helped me enhance my understanding of most cancers and operative rules. Since returning again dwelling, I’ve managed to alter the construction of how our breast clinic runs and modified it to include various new issues that we in all probability couldn’t have probably included. I’m so proud to share that I’ve simply been awarded the Greatest Surgeon for 2023 in Malawi. I’d not have achieved this feat with out Merck Basis’s scholarship. I’m very grateful.”
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