Testimonials of Merck Foundation Alumni

“I am a faculty member of Addis Ababa University working at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital in the Department of Paediatrics and Child health Hemato-Oncology unit. I am a general Paediatrician serving kids suffering from cancer with no additional formal training in Paediatric Oncology. Merck Foundation Paediatric Fellowship Program has helped me to update my knowledge and skills in Paediatric Oncology; thus helped me to provide appropriate and improved quality of care to cancer patients and helped us to expand the services.

 

Ethiopia is a country with approximately 100 million population. Currently, the country has three oncologists that serve the stated population. As I am faculty in the university, it will help the country to improve training program by strengthening and expanding Paediatric oncology fellowship program; this will increase the number of paediatric oncologists and improve access for kids with cancer to get timely and appropriate care.”