Award for Covering Global Health Issues

The Global Health Council is seeking nominations for the Excellence in Media Award for Global Health. The award is given to organizations or individuals who have made efforts in the prior year to most effectively capture “the essence of a major issue in global health and conveyed it to a broad audience.” Recognizing the fact that various forms of media play a vital role in raising awareness and providing information to different stakeholders, the award will be an opportunity to highlight such exceptional efforts made by individuals and organizations around the world. There are four categories under which nominations can be submitted:

1. Newspaper, Magazine and Major Print Publication (NY Times, the New Yorker, the Economist, TIME Magazine, the London Times)
2. Broadcast, TV and “New Media” (video, mixed media, radio and internet-based)
3. Photojournalism
4. Community Media (community, local, in-country media of all types from, but not limited to, developing countries. This includes newspaper, community radio and Internet-based, and does not include any major news organizations or companies)

Nominated organizations/individuals should have published/aired their work between 1 February 2009 and 1 February 2010. Nominations have to be submitted online with a nomination letter. An independent jury will select the award winner. The deadline to submit nomination is 1 February 2010. For more information, visit this link.