We have made significant impact through our partnership with Merck Foundation – Rebecca Akufo-Addo

The  First Lady of Ghana & Ambassador of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has expressed her appreciation to Merck Foundation for their strategic partnership.

According to her, the partnership between The Rebecca Foundation and Merck Foundation has positively impacted healthcare delivery in Ghana.

She made these remarks during the opening ceremony of 10th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary held in India on October 18, 2023.

“Our partnership with Merck Foundation and my role as Ambassador of Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” started in 2018, and since then, we have been making a significant impact and continuously progressing towards our objectives and realizing our vision, She said. 

Mrs.Akufo-Addo added “I am also very proud to be working closely with Merck Foundation, as the Merck Foundation “More Than a Mother” Ambassador and I wholeheartedly support and appreciate their historic campaign which is very critical for my country and for Africa at large.”

She noted that the Rebecca Foundation is now recognised as a strategic partner for the health sector in Ghana, a feat which she said has been possible through the support of strategic partners like Merck Foundation.

The First Lady added that today, the Rebecca Foundation is no longer restricted to building,  renovating,  and resourcing health facilities, but providing access to new resources, knowledge and networks that enhance the work of health professionals.

She further revealed that Merck Foundation has helped train more than 130 public health providers in 39 diverse disciplines in Ghana.

“Ghana can now boast of more specialists in very critical areas in medicine because of  Merck Foundation and I truly thank Merck Foundation for the significant intervention in the country’s healthcare,” she said.

This notwithstanding, she made a special appeal, saying

Ghana lacks radiologists, and currently has only one active and two retired cardiac anaesthesiologists, adding that the country urgently needs to train some, cardiac anaesthesiologists, and interventional radiologists

She disclosed  that the candidates are ready, and  all needed is the opportunity

She expressed her dedication saying, “We are committed to working closely with our long-term partner Merck Foundation. I’d like to thank the Merck Foundation for hosting this important conference, I am sure that we all will, yet again, benefit from it.”

Rebecca Akufo-Addo commended Merck Foundation for its robust role in creating awareness about infertility, diabetes and using arts to tell stories about health.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme