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African journalists set for USD3000 media award on infertility

What you need to know:

The awards were introduced last year (2017) to recognize the outstanding health journalism and those who tell compelling stories about infertile women or couples in Africa.

Dar es Salaam. Journalists in Tanzania and the rest of Africa can now win up to USD 3000 following an announcement by Merck Foundation, a German philanthropic organization that it has opened applications for the ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Media recognition Awards 2018.

Prize money ranges from   USD 1000 to USD 3000 for Multimedia,   Print,     Online and    Radio categories.

The applications have been announced for media professionals to showcase their work to raise awareness about infertility prevention and breaking the infertility stigma in Africa.

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The awards were introduced last year to recognize the outstanding health journalism and to recognize individual professional journalists who have produced accurate, informative, and compelling stories about infertile women or couples in Africa.

“I strongly believe in the critical role media play to sensitize communities. Therefore we have created these media awards with the aim to recognize the outstanding journalistic coverage that enhances the public engagement and understanding of infertility, breaking its stigma and emphasizing the need to change the social perception of it in African communities,’’ Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck in a statement sent to newsrooms across Africa.

Recently, Merck Foundation concluded a ceremony to announce the winners of the ‘Merck More Than a Mother’ Media Recognition Awards 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya.

The ceremony was attended by over 200 journalists from 17 African countries.

Mr Boniface Mashaka, the chairman of the Association of Tanzania Health Journalists (ATHJ), was among 13 winners of the “MercK More Than a Mother” Media Recognition Awards 2017.

Mashaka won for writing on women who have faced challenges in their families in Tarime District Mara Region—a story that was published in Jambo Leo newspaper.

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