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The Awards Ceremony was conducted virtually to honor and celebrate the outstanding contributions of all the winning media professionals. The winners were warmly acknowledged by

expressed, “I am truly happy to announce the winners of our Media Awards, together with my dear sisters, who are also theThis year, we are delighted to celebrate It brings me joy to see such impressive participation not only from across Africa but also from several Asian and Latin American countries. Congratulations to all our incredible winners!

It is a true pleasure to welcome you all as Merck Foundation Alumni. Let’s continue to work together to raise awareness about critical social and health challenges, be the voice of the voiceless, and create culture shift in our communities.”

Merck Foundation Media Awards launched in 2017, are announced annually, with over from celebrated to date.

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Here are the winners from French Speaking African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Madam ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE; and The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

• Chris IRAMBONA, Radio Television Buntu, Burundi (First Position)

Here are the winners from ASIAN Countries:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

• Parikshit Nirbhay, Amar Ujala, India (First Position)
• Revathi Murugappan, Star Health, Malaysia (Second Position)
• Pooja Biraia, The Week, India (Third Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

• Rashe Zoe Sophia B Piquero, Cebu Daily News, Philippines (First Position)
• Roshan Bhandari, Medicoliterature, Nepal (Second Position)
• Crystal Chow, Undark Magazine, China (Third Position)

Here are the winners from LATIN AMERICA Countries:

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

• Adriana Becerra, Agencia Brunch, Mexico (First Position)
• Rafaela Polo, UOL, Brazil (Second Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

• Roxana Fabiola Lopresti, Channel 9 Televida, Argentina (First Position)
• Ana Paula Pedrosa, R7, Brazil (Second Position)

Details of Merck Foundation Media Awards 2025:

1. Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition “More Than a Mother” Awards 2025

Theme for the awards: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, and/or Stopping GBV at all levels.

Who can apply: Journalists from Print, Radio, Online, and Multimedia platforms from the following groups:

Submission deadline: 30th September 2025.

2. Merck Foundation Media Recognition “Diabetes & Hypertension” Awards 2025

Theme for the awards: Promoting a healthy lifestyle and raising awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.

Who can apply: Journalists from Print, Radio, Online, and Multimedia platforms from the following groups:

Submission deadline: 30th October 2025.

All entries are to be submitted to [email protected].