Merck Foundation connects Africa with Asia through partnership with India to build the cancer care capacity in the African Continent. Through this partnership Merck Foundation aims to provide one-year oncology fellowship training for African doctors. Merck Foundation the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany and the Tata Memorial centre a premier cancer centre in India announced today the signing of an MOU aimed to provide fellowship program to Africa candidates. Read: Link between sugar and cancer. This initiative is a part of Merck Foundation s Merck Cancer Access Program that has been initiated by the Merck Foundation to increase the