QUALITY

ACCURACY

INTENSITY

VISIBILITY

The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU)

ABOUT HEJNU

The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues in Uganda.
The Health Journalists Network in Uganda, so far has 70 members — all working journalists reporting on health in various media houses all over country, in print, TV, radio and online and it is still growing.

It also has a high number of non-journalist partners it works closely with including scientists, researchers and health communication professionals.. Read more…

OUR VISION

HEJNU envisions a healthy Ugandan society, capable of making good treatment decisions, which is well informed on public health care issues through excellence in health journalism.

OUR WORK

Through a network of health journalists throughout the country, HEJNU aims to improve the quality, accuracy, intensity and visibility of health reporting, broadcasting, writing and editing

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