Date: Sunday, February 10, 2013 – 22:45 Theme: “DISEASE ERADICATION: What will it take?” On 9 November 2012, the World Medical Association and World Veterinary Association signed a collaborative One HealthMemorandum of Understanding in Bangkok, Thailand. In light of the above, the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) and their international and…
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013 – 01:30 Theme: Promoting “Preventive Health” Health Journalism Network Uganda (HEJNU) is happy to welcome journalists across Uganda to the 3rd Health Journalism Conference. The conference which attracted journalists with keen interest in health reporting was held under the theme, promoting preventive health. Over 80 Journalists from different media houses…
Writing women’s reproductive health: A Uganda study By Rosanne Anholt and the Health Journalist Network in Uganda Research shows that the decisions people make with regards to their health may be in part drawn from various mass media resources. As such, the media not only mirrors how health is understood within the society – it…
Health Journalists Network in Uganda Wins Global Media Award Press Release: Congratulations HEJNU http://www.prb.org/Publications/Articles/2014/health-journalists-award.aspx (December 2014) The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) has won this year’s top Global Media Award with its special edition of Health Digest www.hejnu.ug on reproductive health policy. The 43-page publication was produced with support from PRB’s USAID-funded IDEA http://www.prb.org/About/ProgramsProjects/IDEA.aspx project. The special edition…
Globally, everyone strives to save the mother and newborn lives during and after birth especially in a medical facility. Here we explore the different aspects connected to mothers giving birth to a healthy baby in Uganda.
Kidney disease is one of the serial killers that one ought to prevent in one way or the other
Like a how glowing flower is attracted by bees, so are our adolescents faced with hormonal changes at their time. This publication provides an insight of what they should expect from their bodies and how to go about it.
