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health and media conference
Meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, 21-23 September, 2003

Working alongside the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association, the Commonwealth Health and Media Partnership had its first conference: hosted by the Voice of Nigeria ... It was here that senior media executives representing 14 African countries, stressed the need create a network of journalists throughout the developing world. They called for website and email network led by the Health and Media initiative.

Website and listserv called for:
Senior broadcasting executives attending the Health and Media Conference, from 21 radio and television stations and 14 African countries, called for a website and listserv to be used as a resource for African journalists, and journalists and the media in the developing Commonwealth.

The site and the listserv is now in operation, funded by the Commonwealth Media Development Fund and the Gates Malaria Partnership - with initial seed funding from the World Bank.

The website and listserv was created, developed and is now managed by the Commonwealth
Health and Media Partnership.
 
taiwo allimi

Taiwo Allimi (left), Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, and Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, led the delegation of senior African media executives who signed a letter urging a specific website and health journalism network to be created for African journalists. Many of the signatories are well known media figures in Africa: They are as follows:

Lebohanz Moqasa Director of Broadcasting
Radio and TV Lesotho

Kesholofetse Phetlhu General Manager
Botswana Television

Owen Maunde Director General
Malawi Broadcasting Corp.

Emmanuel Nkurunziza Commissioner
Uganda Television

Taiwo Allimi Director General
Voice of Nigeria

Fatoyinbo Tolulope Director of Programmes
FRCN, Nigeria

Ihron Rensburg MD: education and regulatory affairs
SABC, South Africa

Gina Banda-Thomas Director General
SLBC, Sierra Leone

Peter Igho Executive Director Programmes
NTA, Nigeria

Ravin Bacchoo Deputy Director General
Mauritius Broadcasting Corp.


Brighton Matekete Director of Programmes
Malawi Broadcasting Corp.

Manuel Veterano President
Radio Mocambique

Yusuf Nuhu Executive Director
Radio Nigeria

Zubair Idris Abaurra’uf CEO
Kaduna State Media

Edward Mwanza Acting Director General
Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation

Jack Turyamwijuka Commissioner
Radio and TV Uganda

William Ikapel Corporation Secretary
Kenya Broadcasting Corp.

Martha Amsi Swai Journalist
Producer of health programmes
Radio Tanzania

Amie Bojang-Sissotto Senior Producer
Gambia Radio and Television Services

 
 

 
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