Merck Foundation has donated 30000 storybooks to the Ministry of Education to help in awareness on issues of infertility among learners. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe yesterday the First Lady Monica Chakwera, who is Merck’s More Than a Mother Ambassador in Malawi, described the donation as timely, saying it will impact many pupils in […]
First Lady Monica Chakwera, who has been appointed as ambassador for the Merck Foundation’s ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ initiative whose purpose is to build healthcare capacity and strengthen the response to COVID-19 in Africa, has stressed the need to amplify access to information, education and health in sensitising communities, especiall in rural areas, to […]
First Lady Monica Chakwera has become the new “More than a Mother” Malawi ambassador of Merck Foundation, the international philanthropic organisation, replacing the country’s immediate past first lady Gertrude Mutharika and has committed to supporting school girls in the country. The “Merck More than a Mother” initiative aims to empower infertile women through access to […]
Malawian First Lady Gertrude Mutharika, who has just been awarded by the Merck Foundation for her efforts in reducing stigma against infertility and capacity building in maternal health, has urged her fellow first ladies to help end the stigma associated with infertility on the African continent. Speaking during the Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative committee […]
Government has congratulated First Lady Gertrude Mutharika for her receiving special recognition from Merck Foundation for their contribution in the fight against stigma relating to infertility and also enhancing access to medical treatment for infertility. Madam Mutharika together with seven other African First Ladies received special recognition from Merck Foundation at the 6th edition of […]
Merck Foundation in partnership with the country’s First Lady Gertrude Mutharika and Ministries of Health, Information, Education and Gender on Tuesday launched programs that would build equitable health care capacity. Speaking during the launch of the programs, Madame Mutharika who is Ambassador of Merck More Than a Mother, an initiative aimed at ending stigma and […]