Testimonials of Merck Foundation Alumni
Dr. Nihad Salifu, Ghana
Merck Foundation Paediatric Oncology Fellowship | 2016
Merck Foundation Alumni
Ghana has a population of about 26 million with a cancer rate of 109 per 100,000 people, and yet there is no single trai...
Dr. Christina V. Malichewe, Ta...
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2016
Merck Foundation Alumni
Cancer is a growing concern in Tanzania, and limited facilities and few healthcare providers against the high rising num...
Dr. Abdulkadir M, Ethiopia
Merck Foundation Paediatric Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
Ethiopia is a country with approximately 100 million population. Currently, the country has three oncologists that serve...
Dr. Bonginkosi Shadrack Shoba,...
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
“South Africa has no more than a mere handful of oncologists, all of them in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban.
Dr. Mohammed Ezzi, Kenya
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
The Kenyan government has made Cancer a national disaster, setting up regional cancer centres, and buying equipment wort...
Dr. Adane Nigussie Robi, Ethio...
Merck Foundation Palliative Care Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
After completing the fellowship program, I will be the person with palliative care training in my hospital
Dr. Angela McLigeyo, Kenya
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
The need to improve the quality of cancer care in Kenya is critical.
Dr. Damas Dukundane, Rwanda
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
Cancer care in Rwanda is still a scarcity, for slightly over 11 million of Rwandans, we have probably only one Oncologis...
Dr. Josephine Augustinus, Nami...
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
Namibia population is 2,5 million, and more than 3000 new cancer cases get diagnosed on a yearly basis.
Dr. Sekitene Semei Buswambaza,...
Merck Foundation Medical Oncology Fellowship | 2017
Merck Foundation Alumni
Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship program is significant to me because it is giving me an opportunity to learn and improv...