Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with H.E. Dr. ISAURA FERRÃO NYUSI, First Lady of Mozambique.
MAPUTO, Mozambique, April 9, 2020/ -- Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany together with First Lady of Mozambique, H.E. Dr. ISAURA FERRÃO NYUSI, announced the call for applications for their ‘Stay at Home” Media Recognition Awards in Mozambique. The theme of the awards is ‘Raising Awareness on how to Stay Safe and keep Physically and Mentally Healthy during Coronavirus Lockdown’.
Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation
explains, “This is how we mark World Health Day. The ‘Stay at Home’
Media Recognition Award will encourage media to sensitize our
communities. Raising awareness about corona virus in our communities
will contribute to supporting health workers who are at the forefront of
COVID-19 response - providing high quality, respectful treatment and
care, it will also enhance their great efforts in leading community
dialogue to address fears and questions. Our hearts and thoughts are
with them”.
“This unsettling period due to the coronavirus scare
is difficult for everyone – both physically and mentally. While most
countries are under complete lockdown or restricted movement, people do
not know how to handle this situation. Social Distancing is our Social Responsibility
and the only way to kill Coronavirus, however, it will take a lot of
courage and discipline to practice it. Taking good care of your mental
and physical health is important during this period. Therefore, we
decided to initiate these awards in order to reward the journalists who
are raising awareness in most effective and creative way on how to keep
safe and keep physically & mentally healthy during this phase”,
added Dr. Rasha Kelej.
The awards are open to all the journalists from Print, Online, Radio and Multimedia Platforms from Mozambique and other Portuguese speaking countries along with English speaking, French speaking and Arabic speaking African countries.
The most creative and influential media work aiming to raise awareness
and sensitizing communities about this alarming topic at a regular basis
will be eligible to win these awards.
Merck Foundation will
extend the awards to include Middle Eastern, Latin American and Asian
Countries in the next few days to involve all media across the global
South.
“Since most of the people are confined to their homes,
they are spending a lot of time reading and listening to news through
different platforms. Media professionals, it is your time to help the
people to take care good care of their mental & physical health
during these disturbing times, through your creative, informational and
motivational work. You can guide them to adjust to their new and
different routine & rhythm of life”, emphasized Dr. Rasha Kelej.
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