Event Overview The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) held a Media Café on HIV/AIDS at the HEJNU headquarters in Kamwokya on February 6th, 2024. This three-hour engagement aimed to educate and equip journalists with the latest information and strategies for reporting on HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda. Event Details Date: February 6th, 2024…
Date: August 28, 2024 Location: Evergreen Recreation Center in Masaka City Coordinator: Malik Fahad Jjingo Attendees: 19 Journalists MRC Dissemination Meeting in Masaka City The MRC held a dissemination meeting at the Evergreen Recreation Center in Masaka City to brief journalists about the PrEPVacc trial—a Phase IIB, three-arm, two-stage HIV prophylactic vaccine trial with a…
Date: August 20, 2024 Location: Health Journalists’ Network Uganda (HEJNU) Offices Media Café Convenor/Moderator: Esther Nakkazi Breastfeeding Café Coordinator: Ruth Nazziwa Attendees: 25 Journalists Café Objectives Breastfeeding Awareness: August is recognized as Breastfeeding Month, with statistics showing that approximately 87% of Ugandan women breastfeed their children. This session aimed to increase awareness about breastfeeding…
Date: Tuesday, 13th August 2024 Venue: Virtual Time: 11:00 AM – 1 PM Nairobi EAT Participants Overview: The Science Café was well attended, with an average of 50 participants, including science journalists from Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi and Latin America, public health specialists, and representatives from Kenya and Uganda Governments, WHO and UNICEF. Key Highlights:…
Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Media Café on HIV/AIDS held at Tropic Inn Hotel in Masaka city on June 13, 2024 The Science Café Day On Thursday 13 th June 2024, HEJNU Masaka Region coordinators Malik Fahad Jjingo and Davis Buyondo convened a half day media science café for journalists operating in the over 10 districts that…
The Health Journalists Network Uganda (HEJNU) held a media science café in Mbarara City at Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital. The Café was held on 17th April 2024 under the Topic: “Breast Feeding Practices Among Women Living with HIV: Experiences from Breast Feeding Women Enrolled in Facility-Based Groups at an HIV Clinic” The engagement started at…
Gulu Regional Media Science Café on Limited Knowledge and Responses to HIV Services Among Youth in Acholi The Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Media Café on HIV/AIDS Held at Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC) in Gulu City on 9th April 2024. The Media Science Café: On Tuesday, 9th April 2024, the Health Journalists Network…
On February 6th, 2024, regional convenors, primarily responsible for organizing media science cafés outside of the capital Kampala, were invited to the Health Journalists Network headquarters in Kamokya. The training aimed to facilitate face-to-face meetings with regional convenors, some of whom had not been met in person before, and to gather insights into their challenges…
COVID-19 Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Training in Gulu City. Gulu Media Health Café on COVID-19 Held at Palema Crown Hotel in Gulu City on 14th July 2023. The Health Café: On Friday, 14th July 2023, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) held a one-day health media café at Palema Crown Hotel in Gulu City.…
The café started at 9.30 am and it was attended by at least 21 journalists that operate in Masaka region. The moderator of the café Davis Buyundo, and chief convener, Malik Fahad Jjingo started the café by giving and view of the science cafes, which they said are aimed at bringing journalists and researchers together to…