Health journalism award winners

The judging panel received over 130 entries from a cross-section of media and Professor Tawana Kupe, convener of the awards and the executive dean of the Humanities Faculty at the University of the Witwatersrand, said in general the standard of entries were high.

"We received better quality entries than in the inaugural competition and viewed from this perspective, we felt overall that the quality of health journalism is improving and we encourage Discovery Health to continue its support of these awards, which can become one of the most comprehensive national awards, in recognising excellence in health journalism," added Professor Kupe. "Looking ahead, we encourage more entries from journalists on health economics, drug resistance, HIV and AIDS and vaccine trials."

Winners

Both Lombard's stories were told with powerful visuals, matched perfectly with the narrative voice. The judges said she brought a wide range of views together, from the people affected by denial and dysfunction to the doctors, administrators and civil society organisations who opposed them.