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| I still can't believe how many emails piled up over the last three weeks while I was away. Would you believe 1500? Not that I am that popular: most of the messages were junk... from discounts on all my pharmaceutical needs (Viagra seems to top the list), and Rolex watches for "next to nothing", to offers from "dying" strangers who have suddenly decided to leave me their fortune (all I need to do is send some money for "administration" costs). |
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| Nevertheless, thanks for your emails. With these, I have also included a few job offers for those in radio and television (section: Opportunities), and included the usual health news bits with some new health resources you may find useful for health research and reporting. |
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| Keep sending in whatever you think might assist or be of interest to your colleagues on our network, and I hope to hear from you soon. |
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take care,
Colin Lloyd,
Health and Media listserv moderator and editor,
South Africa
hm@healthandmedia.net">hm@healthandmedia.net |
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| Five new listserv members: |
| Five more members joined our listserv including Addis Ababa based, 26 year old, Ethiopian Television editor, Tewodrost Negash, who used to be a school teacher before making to switch to media three years ago. |
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| Also signing up is Health Promotion Director and journalist, Elmobasher Farag, from Kharthoum, Sudan, along with S. Radhakrishnan, who works for MediaNext in Trivandrum editing the first comprehensive free family magazine in India. |
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| Sandile Ngidi, a freelance print journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa, interested in reporting on HIV and poverty related issues, and the 28 year old Bureau Chief of the Daily Monitor in Mbale, Uganda, Ayub Kakaire Kirunda, who has an interest in reporting on reproductive health -- also joins us. |
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| 1. Contributions |
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| >> MEMBER EMAILS |
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| I was part of this historic broadcast agreement |
| Rebecca Mngodo, Programmes Coordinator, ITV, Tanzania |
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| In your recent update I was very much touched by the story, "The New Africa-wide HIV Broadcasting Initiatives" |
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| I was among the CEOs who signed and formed an historic coalition of broadcasting companies with the purpose of increasing the effectiveness of broadcast media's contribution to the fight against HIV/AIDS. |
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| The broadcast leaders concluded that broadcast media has a pivotal role to play in helping turn the tide of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa and resolve to redouble their efforts. |
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| Our first programme, a public service announcement, will be aired on 1st December. |
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| Congratulations once again, Colin, for the brilliant work you are doing... regards, Rebecca |
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| Kenya gets in heated debate over using DDT |
| Mary Daraja, Radio producer, Kenya Broadcasting Corp |
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| The re-introduction of DDT in the fight against malaria has elicited heated debate in Kenya (reference: listserv 24 September, 2006). The government is yet to make public its stand on the matter while the ministry of health is considering all the available options in malaria control following the lift on the use DDT. |
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| A fresh anti-malaria campaign has been launched with the Kenyan government moving toward a more effective, and more expensive, Artemisinine Combination Therapy as an effective malaria treatment. They will also be distributing free mosquito nets in malaria prone areas. |
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| World Awards for Best TV and Radio programmes |
| K.P. Madhu, Programme Manager, Asian Pacific Institute for Broadcast Development, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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I would like to let everyone know about the World Awards for Best TV and Radio programmes on HIV and AIDS The Awards, developed to support global efforts to reduce poverty and hunger, are open to broadcast producers and journalists in print, radio and television covering the Asia-Pacific region. US$7,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. For more details and entry form, see www.aibd.org.my
Deadline for entries: 1 December 2006, World AIDS Day. Best regards to all, Madhu |
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| Lucky's Report from the Sickle Cell Convention |
| Lukiah Lucky Nakabembe Mulumba, Pediatric Intensive Care RN, BSN, USAF, Chairperson, UASCRF, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
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| We attended the annual sickle cell convention. With this report, I hope benefit sickle cell patients, their families, health journalists of other countries, etc. The 34th Annual Convention of sickle cell organized by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America ended on Saturday September, 31st 2006 on a promising note. The convention which started on the 27th of September drew thousands of member organizations from across the United States, leading researchers in the sickle cell disease and physicians plus professors from across the world. Many stake holders from all over the world such as India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Mali also attended. full report |
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...as you plan for upcoming holidays, please remember to join us in the struggle to break the sickle cell cycle. If you want to volunteer your time, donate, etc. Please contact the Sickle Cell Disease Association/ Clinic in Mulago (Att: Mrs. Ruth Mukiibi, Chairperson# 71281578).
www.uganda-americansicklecellrescuefund.org |
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| Free Download "Positive Voices" |
| Message forwarded to the listserv by Jane Rangeley, Training Manager, Commonwealth Press Union, London |
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| The October issue of "Positive Voices" is being distributed across the country by the Journalists Association Against AIDS in Malawi (JAAIDS Malawi). Supporting JAAIDS are Plan International, Action AID Malawi, UNFPA, Manerela, Napham, SAfAIDS, and REPSSI in Zimbabwe. Organisations wanting to work with JAAIDS can contact Chinyeke Tembo: chinyeke@yahoo.com. |
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| Download Positive Voices October Issue (PDF 990Kbs) |
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| 2. Health News |
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| Patients lighten the load for nursing staff in Lesotho |
'Expert' patients lighten load for clinic staff Friday, October 20, 2006 Seated at a table recording blood samples in a tiny, overflowing waiting room at Phoholong HIV/AIDS Clinic, about 40km from Maseru, the capital, Miriam Phoofolo could be mistaken for a nurse, but she is in fact a patient.
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| South African TB Study To Include About 60,000 Miners |
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Some 60,000 gold miners in South Africa plan to participate in a study that aims to determine the best method of preventing the spread of tuberculosis within the country's gold mining industry, BuaNews reports.
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| Why this simple treatment for Diarrhea is not being used |
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| Diarrhea kills more young children around the world than malaria, AIDS and TB combined. Yet a simple and inexpensive treatment can prevent many of those deaths. http://www.globalhealth.org/news/article/8037/newsletter |
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Latest World Health News Headlines
Latest HIV/AIDS Headlines
Latest Malaria Headlines
Latest News from World Health Organisation |
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| 3. Opportunities |
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| Jobs: Radio Correspondents, Panos Radio South Asia |
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| Panos Radio South Asia is currently looking for full-time radio correspondents each to be based in Panos South Asia's country offices in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. more information |
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| Job: Radio Trainer in India |
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Local Voices: Chennai, India The successful applicant will conduct training for broadcast journalists under the organisation's youth-focused health reporting project in India. S/he must have at least 5 years radio news and radio talk show experience and extensive experience in using sound recording equipment.
more: http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2860.html
Contact: anelson@internews.org |
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| Job: TV for the Environment in Africa |
Television For The Environment regional coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya. The successful applicant will be responsible for fundraising activities, managing local projects, developing partnerships and building the organisation's presence and reputation in Africa. S/he must be a talented and experienced fundraiser and have an understanding of media in Africa.
more http://www.comminit.com/vacancy2878.html |
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| Scholarships: for Women in Media in Southern Africa |
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Women who have been working in the media industry for at least one year in Southern Africa can apply for one of three scholarships for postgraduate studies in media management at the Sol Plaatje Media Leadership Institute (SPI) at Rhodes University School of Journalism and Media Studies. Application deadline, October 27, 2006.
more information on IJNet |
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| Award: Gates Award for Global Health - deadline near |
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| Submit your nominations now! Nominations close Oct. 31, 2006. more information on Global Health site |
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| Award: US$2,000.00 for best HIV/AIDS PSA |
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| The Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) is happy to announce a World Award for the Best Public Service Announcement on HIV and AIDS. The award is to promote quality Radio programming related to HIV and AIDS. The entry form with a copy of the programme(s), along with a full English translation should reach the AIBD not later than 1st of December 2006. Any question or enquiry about these awards should be addressed to AIBD through admin@aibd.org.my A jury composed of experts and broadcast professionals will select the best entries, and the awards will be announced during the Asia Media Summit 2007 (31 May’07). Deadline :1st December, 2006 |
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Entry form (Word format)
Entry Form (pdf format) |
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| 4. Resources |
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| Study: SMS reminders to take TB medication |
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Health and ICT Case Study (2003) - South Africa
The Compliance Services TB Treatment through Short Message Service (SMS). According to this study, the project implementer uses low-cost and robust technology, such as an open source software operating system, web server, mail transport agent, applications, and a database to send personalised messages every half an hour to TB patients, whose contact details have been inputted into a central database, to remind them to take their medication. The success rate of the pilot project was nearly 100%.
more details from the Communication initiative |
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| More Global Health Facts |
| www.GlobalHealthFacts.org has added 40 new indicators to country-level data on topics including HIV/AIDS. The new data -- which is displayed in tables, charts and color-coded maps and can be downloaded for custom analyses. |
