Western Region/Mbarara Media science Café on HIV 2023
HEALTH JOURNALISTS NETWORK IN UGANDA Mbarara Media science Café on HIV/AIDS REPORT – Oxford Hotel- Mbarara …
Mbarara Science Media Café on HIV and Children
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…
EDITORS’ MEDIA CAFÉ BY THE HEALTH JOURNALIST NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AVAC
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…
Focus Group discussion with health reporters on vaccination and immunisation
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:…
Solutions journalism and HEJNU Training
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…
Health workers call for increased HIV prevention methods roll out
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…
COVID-19: Health Journalists Network in Uganda Science Media Café
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…
PrEP Uganda App launched for HIV prevention and management
By Esther Nakkazi A user-friendly app used to access information about HIV prevention and a daily pill that can prevent HIV has been developed. The Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) app called ‘PrEP Uganda’ assessed on smartphones was initiated by Charles Brown the executive director Preventive Care International (PCI). PrEP is a daily pill taken by…
Status of Uganda’s National Sexuality Education
By Esther Nakkazi Uganda is experiencing significant sexual and reproductive health challenges like high teenage pregnancy, early marriages, HIV and gender-based violence in schools. The National Sexuality Education Framework was developed in response to the urgent need for a National Policy Framework on Sexuality Education and Development and dissemination of related materials. The Health Journalists…
Science café: New and innovative strategies adopted to fight against HIV / AIDS.
Implementing Partner: Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Sponsor: UNFPA Reporting period: December 2017 HEJNU: New strategies on combating HIV / AIDS ACTIVITY: Science café to facilitate dissemination of information concerning the new and innovative strategies that can be adopted in the fight against HIV / AIDS. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: The activity was a science…