1,453 health workers out of the 5,413 in the Acholi Sub Region have shunned taking the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Health workers are a priority category for COVID-19 vaccinations by the World Health Organisation and are on the list in Uganda. The health workers are operating in various health facilities in the…
By Vivian Agaba More journalists in Africa are taking on the science beat and the quality of reporting it is picking up, according to media experts. Although there is no specific data on the number of science journalists in Africa, different reports indicate that more journalists on the continent are embracing science journalism reporting. Thus, science…
The U.S. Embassy in Uganda developed a “COVID-19 Resource Toolkit” in collaboration with Uganda’s Ministry of Health and other partners in order to expand access to key COVID-19 information and resources across Ugandan society. The toolkit includes links to videos, public service announcements in various languages, posters, and other information on COVID-19 signs and…
MESHA, a Kenyan based science media organization, will hold a virtual pre-conference this week from 10th-11th September 2020. The pre-conference comes ahead of the annual Africa Science journalism conference to be held in Kisumu a border town between Kenya and Uganda. MESHA will organize the event as a major African congress of science journalists where…
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…
By Vivian Agaba Getting scientists and science journalists into one room to talk and agree on good working relations is not usual. At the just concluded third Kenya Science Journalists Congress held from 18th-20th November 2019, at Sai Rock Beach Hotel, Mombasa-Kenya, this just happened. The scientists and science journalists acknowledged that they need each…
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…
Name of person responsible /Facilitator: Esther Nakkazi Café Name/Title: HIV Prevention Sponsor: AVAC Speaker’s name Dr. Bernard Kikaire; Uganda Virus Research Institute Patricia Magoba; Aids Orphans Education Trust Edmund Tayebwa; The Aids Support Organization (TASO) The speakers came from the Uganda Virus Research Institute, The Aids Support Organization, and the Aids Orphans Education Trust. Date…
ACTIVITY REPORT Facilitator: Esther Nakkazi Implementing Partner: Health Journalists Network in Uganda (HEJNU) Reporting period: March 2016 HEJNU: Undertake behavioral change communication / Menstrual Hygiene ACTIVITY: Science café to facilitate dissemination of information concerning Menstrual Hygiene to the public through various media houses. ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: This activity was a science café held as…
Name of person responsible /Facilitator Esther Nakkazi Café Name/Title The proposed introduction of the Panty Condom and HIV prevention Location Kampala, Uganda Date café held January 24, 2018 Café objectives (The learning objectives should be tailored for each specific café) • To introduce the journalists to the proposed panty condoms as one of the…