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Merck Foundation célèbre la Journée Mondiale de Science à travers l'autonomisation des Femmes et des Jeunes dans les STEM en AfriqueMerck Foundation autonomise les Femmes et les Jeunes dans la recherche scientifique grâce aux prix « MARS Best Young African Researchers Awards » et « MARS Best African Women Researchers Awards », depuis 2015.
Merck Foundation Calls for Applications for Merck Africa Research Summit–MARS Awards 2020UNESCO Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2020 in partnership with African Union will be held in Zambia with the aim to empower Women and Youth in Research.
Merck Foundation to conduct their UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit–MARS 2019 in Accra, GhanaUNESCO Together with Merck Foundation will continue to build research capacity in the African Research Community in the fields of science and sustainability
3rd UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2017 in partnership with the Office of President of Mauritius and their Ministry of Health. Stay Tuned..During the Summit, the winners of 2017 MARS Best African Researchers Awards and MARS Best African Women Awards will be announced as part of Merck Foundation long term commitment towards empowering women and youth in STEM with special focus on Scientific Research in Cancer Research and Vaccines Development.
Merck Foundation conducts 3rd UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit –MARS 2017 in partnership with the Office of the President of Mauritius and their Ministry of HealthMerck Foundation partners with the Government of Mauritius, UNESCO, African Union and African Governments for their annual UNESCO-MARS to contribute to empowering Women and Youth in STEM.
Call for Applications: UNESCO MERCK Africa Research Summit- MARS 2017As part of the “Merck STEM Program for Women and Youth”, the UNESCO Merck Africa Research Summit – MARS 2017 will be held in Mauritius with the aim to empower Women and Youth in Research under the patronage of the Head of State of The Republic of Mauritius, H.E. Ameenah Gurib Fakim.
UNESCO and Merck Foundation celebrate outstanding African Women Researchers for the First Time, 2016Merck in partnership with UNESCO, African Union and Ethiopia Ministry of Health, announced winners under the category of ‘Best African Women Researchers Award’, ‘Best Young African Researchers Award’ and ‘Best African Women Researchers Award’
Call for Applications: UNESCO MERCK Africa Research Summit- MARS 2016The “UNESCO Merck Africa Research Summit-MARS 2016” is slated to take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the 28th and 29th of November with scientific support from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), African Union, Ethiopia Ministry of Health, the University of Cambridge and Institute Pasteur International.
Important voice in the African Union: Rasha Kelej appointedRasha Kelej, Chief Social Officer, Merck Healthcare, has been appointed as a member of the Human Resources, Science and Technology Cluster of the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council.
"Empowering Berna" - A new initiative of "Merck More than a Mother" to mark CSW60"Merck More than a Mother", in partnership with African Fertility Society, African Alliance for Women Empowerment (AFRAWE), and International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW), marked the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women- CSW60 with the theme 'fighting violence against women and girls'.
From Kenya to Uganda: "Merck More than a Mother" campaign marks International Women's DayAs the world marks the International Women's Day this week, Merck launched its "More than a Mother" Campaign for the first time in Uganda to empower infertile women through improving access to information and healthcare and change of mind set