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…
Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Training in Gulu City Gulu Media Science Café on HIV/AIDS Held at Palema Crown Hotel in Gulu City on 24th March 2023. The Health Café: On Friday, 24th March 2023, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) held a one-day health media café at Palema Crown Hotel in Pece-Laroo…
HEALTH JOURNALISTS NETWORK IN UGANDA Mbarara Media science Café on HIV/AIDS REPORT – Oxford Hotel- Mbarara …
By Annita Matsika in Mbarara Ed- On 19th August 2022, the Health journalists Network held a media science cafe in Mbarara. Below is a narrative of the report compiled by the Mbarara team led by Annita Matsika. Naturinda Kedrace working – TASO Mbarara in charge of children welfare. Looking at what the government can do…
Report on Media Engagement for Editors in Uganda 1. Introduction: The breakfast media engagement café that took place at Café Javas Lugogo in Kampala on the 16th of November bringing together 25 participating editors of different media houses in Uganda, an expert and an activist in the fight against the HIV epidemic in Uganda. 2. Objectives The four hours…
The Health Journalists Network in Uganda held a Focus Group discussion with health reporters based in upcountry media outlets as part of the project with AVAC and the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Qn: Do you think COVID vaccines are the same or different from other vaccines, like childhood vaccines, yellow fever, etc? In what ways? Respondent 1:…
SCIENCE AFRICA AND HEJNU REPORT ON SOLUTION JOURNALISM TRAINING 1. Name of the training: Covid-19 Solution Journalism Training Program Sponsor: Science Africa. Venue: Fairway Hotel, Kampala Uganda Dates: 25th and 26th October , 2021 Duration total: 2 Days 2. Background and Objective of the Training: The two-days training brought together 20 journalists to enhance their…
By Malik Fahad in Masaka Health workers plead for more uptake of HIV/Aids prevention measures. Researchers and health workers in greater Masaka region have embarked on a campaign to mobilize people to increase uptake of HIV/AIDS prevention methods. Led by Dr. Jonathan Kitonsa an HIV/AIDS Researcher at Medical Research Center (MRC) Masaka center, says that…
Edited by Esther Nakkazi and compiled by Evelyn Lirri On March 18th, the Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) held a media science Café titled; The COVID-19 Pandemic: Interlinkage between HIV and COVID-19 virus. About 40 journalists attended this Café which gave an insight to COVID-19 a disease many of the journalists were yet to learn about. The Key speakers…