 | | | | | | | "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 | |
| | | | | Participants from four countries on 15th course | | | By Colin Lloyd
Health and Media in-country course number 15 was held at the Asia-Institute for Broadcast Development (AIBD), located on the same site as Radio and TV Malaysia, in Kuala Lumpur from February 12 to February 16, 2007.
I was joined by our co-director and health expert, Angela Dawson, from the University of Sydney, who assisted in the training, the organisation, and the facilitating.
The Commonwealth Broadcasting Association's Jas Dhariwal, and the AIBD's Marcel Gomez, KP Madhu, and their administrative staff all worked together to make this course run smooth.... and, there was a lot of organisation: all of the participants had been brought in from outside Malaysia. Three from Pakistan, two from Papua New Guinea, one from Fiji, and one from Taiwan:
Beatrice Bonakoya, EMTV, Papua New Guinea
Titi Gabi, PNG fm, Papua New Guinea
Malik Mohammad Ashraf ,Pakistan Broadcasting Corp
Nayyer Rubab, HUM TV, Pakistan Broadcasting Corp
Moomal Shunaid, HUM TV, Pakistan Broadcasting Corp
Wen Cheng, Public Television Service, Taiwan
Veena Bhatnagar, Fiji Broadcasting Corp.
Course field trips included a clinical TB research Centre and Hospital, where the participants visited the Director and her staff. They also talked to some patients on the TB ward. In addition, participants viewed the TB bacillus under a mircroscope.
Other field trips included a visit to the Malaysian Institute of Public Health, where the Director of the Institute gave a presentation.
On our final field visit, the Director of the Malaysian AIDS council, spoke about her controversial work with Malaysia’s most common type of HIV+ person: intravenous drug users.
The group presentations on the final day of the course were very creative and practical. And, although there were only seven participants altogether, they were all tenacious and dedicated... a pleasure to work with.Funded provided by:
The Commonwealth Media Development Fund Related links:
Course outline
Health and Media Participant's manual (PDF file: 2.9Mb)
Health and Media Resource manual (PDF file: 7.4Mb) |
| | | | | | |  | | | Taiwanese participant Wen Cheng, shows off her prizes for top marks in Trivial Pursuit quiz. | |  | | | Beatrice Bonakoya from Papua New Guinea examines TB Bacillus under a microscope on field trip to research centre. | |  | | | Microscopic view of Tuberculosis bacillus. | |  | | | Titi Gabi from Papua New Guinea "pitching" her idea for a health radio programme on the final day of the Health and Media in-country course. |
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