Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit – MFFLI is a Merck Foundation platform of African First Ladies and Merck Foundation "More Than a Mother” Ambassadors established with the aim to discuss challenges, define solutions, measure impact and share experience to ensure continuous improvement and exchange variable aspects of different cultures in order to localize and/or standardize specific messages that can raise awareness and create a culture shift across Africa with regards to the below objectives:

• Advocating for Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Ending Child Marriage & FGM, Women Empowerment, Stopping GBV and raising awareness about Diabetes & Hypertension Prevention and Early Detection

• Empowering Girls and Women in Education in general and in STEM in particular

• Improving access to quality & equitable healthcare solutions and transforming patient care landscape in more than 44 critical & underserved specialties

Over the past 10 years, more than 28 First Ladies have partnered with Merck Foundation to lead and execute the initiatives in their respective countries as "Merck Foundation More Than a Mother" Ambassadors

Our Ambassadors of Merck Foundation "More Than a Mother” are: