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Merck Foundation Marks International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Geni
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 7: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with African First Ladies, marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2026 through their "More Than a Mother" and "Educating Lin
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UNFPA, WHO condemn medicalisation of female genital mutilation, issue join
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In 2024, over 230 million women and girls globally had undergone FGM, with 80 million of them living in Asia. Alarmingly, around 1 in 4 acts of FGM are carried out by professional health workers, in clinics or homes. This creates the misconception that FGM is 'safer' and 'less harmful' wh
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Merck Foundation CEO, Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Featured by Vogue India for
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 24: Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, has been featured by a leading lifestyle media organization, Vogue India. The article, titled "Leading with Courage and Conviction: Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on empowering women, advancing healthcare, an
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Pakistani girls from Dawoodi Bohra community continue to grapple with secr
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The FGM is often performed in private homes by older women using unsterilised tools and without anaesthesia, or by medical professionals in urban centres like Karachi. With an estimated 1,00,000 Dawoodi Bohras in Pakistan, the practice continues in secrecy.
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Gambia parliament votes to reverse its landmark ban on Female Genital Muti
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Politicians in the West African nation's parliament voted 42 to four to advance the controversial bill, which would repeal a landmark 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) that made the practice punishable by up to three years in prison.
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Merck Foundation “Our Africa” TV Program Marks International Day of Zero T
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Bujumbura [Burundi]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 6: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with African First Ladies, marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2024 as a part of the Merck Foundation "More Than a
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Merck Foundation Our Africa TV Program - Sixth Episode to End Female Genit
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Accra [Ghana]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 20 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the Sixth Episode of their First-ever TV program - 'Our Africa by Merck Foundation' on their social media handles.
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Our Africa by Merck Foundation Sixth Episode focuses on the sensitive issu
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany has launched the First Episode of their first-ever TV program - 'Our Africa by Merck Foundation'. The Sixth episode addressed a sensitive issue to
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Merck Foundation CEO strongly advocates for Education to end Female Genita
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with African First Ladies, marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2023 as a part of the Merck Foundati
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Our Africa by Merck Foundation TV Program's Tenth Episode to Break Inferti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Accra [Ghana]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Tenth Episode of their TV program - "Our Africa by Merck Foundation" at 2 pm on Sunday, July 17, 2022, on GH One TV, Ghana, repeated on Mon
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Our Africa by Merck Foundation on KTN and NTV, the Ninth Episode to Stop G
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 17 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany released the Ninth Episode of their TV program "Our Africa by Merck Foundation" on Saturday, June 11, 2022, on KTN, Kenya, repeated on Wednesday and o
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Merck Foundation CEO Advocates for Education to End Female Genital Mutilat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/ Monrovia [Liberia], February 7 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2022 as a part of the Merck Foundation "More Than a Mother" and "Ed
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