MENLO PARK, CA –The Kaiser Family Foundation announced today the recipients of the Kaiser Mini-Fellowships in Global Health Reporting for 2008. Thirteen journalists were selected to research and report on global health issues, with a particular focus on issues related to HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria. The program is part of Kaiser’s broader effort to encourage in-depth reporting and inform the public on the medical, social, economic, political and cultural implications of major public health issues in the U.S. and around the world.
Beginning in January 2008, the Fellows for Global Health Reporting will undertake the following projects:
Arthur Allen, science writer, The Washington Independent
Project: The impact of vaccination campaigns on children’s health in Africa
Frank Browning, freelance public radio journalist
Project: Drug-resistant TB in Romania and Moldova
Mohuya Chaudhuri, Senior Editor (Health), New Delhi Television, India
Project: The impact and challenges of managing northern India’s malaria epidemic
Jon Cohen, correspondent, Science Magazine
Project: Examining the recent increase in HIV/AIDS research and funding
Ceci Connolly, staff writer, The Washington Post
Project: Immigration and HIV on the U.S./Mexico/Guatemala border
Frankie Edozien, editor-in-chief, The African Magazine, New York City
Project: Profile of the Ugandan Infectious Disease Institute’s ARV rollout and HIV prevention models and their implications for Africa
Craig Gima, reporter/assistant city editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Project: Potential international replication and marketing of family health clinic programs in Vietnam
Andrew Jack, pharmaceuticals correspondent, Financial Times, London, England
Project: The role of corporate influence and public/private partnerships on drug development and delivery
Jeremy Laurance, health editor, The Independent, London, England
Project: Analyzing the impact of and barriers to effective media coverage of HIV/AIDS in Malawi and Zambia
David Olmos, freelance journalist, Oakland, CA
Project: Government and private HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Honduras and Belize
Andre Picard, public health reporter, and Nance Ackerman, freelance photographer, The Globe & Mail, Toronto, Canada
Project: STDs and HIV/AIDS among indigenous groups in Canada’s Arctic region
Gita Pullapilly, freelance documentary film producer, Boston, MA
Project: Impact of HIV on rural Ukraine and the response of NGOs
Judith Pyke, freelance radio producer, Toronto, Canada
Project: The connection between AIDS, peacekeeping, and security in Africa
The annual fellowship program awards up to $10,000to journalists to cover travel and research expenses relating to a specific project of their choice for publication or broadcast. The reporting completed as part of the Fellowship will be posted on http://www.kff.org/mediafellows/minifellows.cfm. The deadline for the Mini-Fellowships in Global Health Reporting for 2009 will be in October 2008. A complete list of Kaiser’s Media Fellowship programs and program details is available at http://www.kff.org/mediafellows/index.cfm.
Fellows were selected by an international group of senior editors. The Kaiser Mini-Fellows Selection Committee members are:
· Greg Branch, Managing Editor, BET News
· Johnny Grimond, Foreign Correspondent, The Economist
· Raul Ramirez, News & Public Affairs Director, Executive Producer, KQED Public Radio
· Tina Rosenberg, Writer, The New York Times Magazine
Kaiser both provides health policy news and information – giving free and “virtual” access to health policy news to level the playing field for access to information – and assists working journalists to improve the coverage of health in the mainstream media. Through kaisernetwork.org and globalhealthreporting.org we provide summaries and video coverage of news and developments in health policy, HIV/AIDS, global health and health disparities, delivered by email and through syndicated headlines on websites around the world. In addition, since 1993, Kaiser has operated fellowship programs for journalists interested in U.S. health policy and global health issues. Hundreds of journalists have participated in our seminars, briefings, and site visits to gain extensive, firsthand knowledge about major health issues in the U.S. and internationally.
The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to providing information and analysis on health care issues to policymakers, the media, the health care community and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
