“I’m very proud to share with you that Merck Foundation in partnership with the First Lady of Liberia, H. E. Clar Weah to support around 1600 people living with disability and casual workers affected by Coronavirus lockdown in Kakata, Margibi Counties of Liberia.
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Barely a week after identifying with at least 100 families from the community of people living with a disability in Monrovia, Montserrado County, Merck Foundation together with the First Lady of Liberia foundation, extend support to other communities affected by the coronavirus lockdown by distributing boxes which contain 160 bags (25kg each) of rice and vegetable oil (3-gal each) were distributed on 1600 persons.
Merck foundation have scaled up this initiative to further support more than 1000 poor families in each of the following countries in partnership with their First Ladies; DRC Congo, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Ghana with the aim to save the livelihood of thousands of families. stay tuned for more updates..."
Dr. Rasha Kelej
CEO of Merck Foundation
One of the 100 most Influential Africans (2019)