 | | | | | | | "Members of the media are on the front line when it comes to disease prevention... bringing information and education to the people. Let us work together for a healthier and, ultimately, happier nation.”
Dr. Libertina Amathila, Namibian Deputy Prime Minister, speaking at Health & Media workshop | |
| | |  | about The Commonwealth Health and Media Partnership |
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| The Commonwealth Health and Media Partnership seeks to advocate for improved health in resource poor settings through excellence in media training, operational research and policy development support.
Aims:
To create opportunities for ongoing support, communication, and networking, and provide assistance in the exchange of skills and knowledge for our target group.
Target group:
Journalists, Broadcasters and those responsible for communicating health messages to the general public.
Regions:
Including (but not limited to) countries in the developing Commonwealth.
Methods:
▪ A dedicated listserv and website
▪ In-country training programmes
▪ Radio and Television programme development
▪ Health and Media conference
▪ Research: baseline studies and impact assessment studies
▪ Awards, bursaries, fellowships*
▪ Mentorship programmes*
[*in development]
Staff:
The Commonwealth Health and Media Partnership is administered by Co-Directors, Colin Lloyd (Cape Town, South Africa), and Angela Dawson (Sydney, Australia). The website and listserv was developed and is maintained by Colin Lloyd.
Biography: Colin Lloyd
Biography: Angela Dawson
The beginning:
The Commonwealth Health and Media Partnership was originally developed by Colin Lloyd, then, the Deputy- Secretary General of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, along with Angela Dawson, who, initially, worked with the Gates Foundation, and now works with the initiative via the University of Sydney.
Read: The Story so far.... | | |
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