Activity Overview On 10 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), convened a one-day Media Science Café in Kampala to strengthen journalists’ understanding of safe abortion, post-abortion care, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The session was presided over by HEJNU Team Leader Esther Nakkazi and Joy Namugembe, and coordinated by…
Date: 15 June 2026 Venue: Kampala Organizer: Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) On 15 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) convened a one-day Media Science Café in Kampala to strengthen journalists’ understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights, with particular focus on safe abortion, post-abortion care, and the public health…
Health Journalism Network Uganda (HEJNU) health Café in Gulu City. On June 23rd, 2026, the Health Journalism Network Uganda (HEJNU), with support from Coalition for Health Promotion and Social Development (HEPS Uganda) held a health media café at the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC), Gulu City on “The roll out of Lenacapavir amid HIV situation in…
Activity Overview On 17 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), with support from HEPS Uganda, convened a Media Science Café in Kampala to strengthen journalists’ understanding of the latest evidence on Lenacapavir (LEN) and its role in HIV prevention. The session was presided over by HEJNU Team leader Esther Nakkazi and coordinated…
On 19 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), with support from HEPS Uganda, convened a Media Science Café at Oxford Hotel in Mbarara City. The half-day engagement brought together journalists from print, radio, television, and online media across the Ankole Sub-region to strengthen their understanding of Lenacapavir (LEN), Uganda’s newest long-acting HIV…
Activity Overview On 19 June 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU), with support from HEPS Uganda, convened a half-day Media Science Café at Court Lane Hotel in Masaka City. The café brought together 21 journalists from radio, television, print, online, and digital media across the Greater Masaka region to strengthen their understanding of…
Malik Fahad, Masaka region Masaka region has rolled out the use of injectable Lenacapavir (LEN) amidst a call for behavior change as a preventive measure in the fight against HIV. Addressing journalists in Masaka during a media science cafe organized by Health Journalists Network Uganda -HEJNU to sensitize journalists in the region about the injectable…
HEJNU Media Science Café funded by CATALYTIC Fund (IPAS) On 26 May 2026, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) convened a one-day Media Science Café in Kampala sponsored by the CATALYTIC Fund to strengthen journalists’ understanding and reporting of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The session was opened by HEJNU Founder/President Esther…
Europe is making steady progress in reducing air pollution, but increasingly frequent heatwaves, wildfires and other climate-related events are creating new health risks and threatening decades of environmental gains, according to a major assessment released Wednesday. The European Air Quality Assessment Report 2025, published by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), found that emissions from…
By Esther Nakkazi A multinational Phase III clinical trial of a promising dengue treatment is set to begin in early 2027, marking one of the most advanced efforts yet to develop the first targeted therapy for a disease that threatens more than half of the world’s population. The trial follows a licensing agreement between the…