Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with H.E. Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, First Lady of Ghana and Ambassador of Merck More than a Mother together with the Ministry of Health of Ghana, mark ‘World Cancer Day 2021’ themed ‘I am and I will’ through their Cancer Access Program to build cancer care capacity with the aim of increasing the limited number of Oncologists across the continent.
Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, Most Influential African (2019 & 2020) & African Woman of the Year 2020 emphasized,
“We at Merck Foundation strive to make the African healthcare professionals highly competent and fully independent by providing the best in class multidisciplinary oncology and cancer care training to young doctors from all over Africa. I am proud of our success to reshape and advance the public cancer care sector and to increase the limited number of oncologists by more than 70 new oncologists to be the first in 24 c