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Health Journalism Awards finalists announced
"We were please with the overall quality and we encourage health journalists to continue to uphold the highest standards of journalism in strengthening our country's health system and making health information accessible to many South Africans in everyday language," says Prof Tawana Kupe, convener of the judging panel.
Discovery Health CEO, Dr Jonathan Broomberg says the awards aim to raise the standard and quantity of health reporting in South Africa by promoting and recognising excellent work that journalists produce.
Finalists in each category
Best Health Economics Journalism
- 1. Mia Malan, Ina Skosana and Amy Green, Mail & Guardian, Dummy guide to Medical tariffs2. Andile Makholwa, Financial Mail, Bitter Pill? Motsoaledi's mission to curb private health costs
Best Analysis and Commentary Writing
- 1. Pieter-Louis Myburg, Rapport, Nuwe gesig, nuwe hoop2. Chris Bateman, SA Medical Journey, A Cuban trainee's journey and Doctors shortages: Unpacking the 'Cuban' solution
Best Health News Reporting
- 1. Tamar Khan, Business Day, Plans for public hospitals raising eyebrows2. Pieter-Louis Myburg - Rapport, Nuwe Gesig, Nuwe Hoop
Best Investigative News Reporting
- 1. Ina Skosana, Mail & Guardian, Mothers haunted by hospital hell2. Zinhle Mapumulo, Jeanne van der Mervwe, Thanuxolo Jika, City Press, The damaged generation
Best Health Lifestyle Feature
- 1. Lydia van der Merwe, Sarie, Fokus on ADHD2. Riette Grobler, Die Burger, Brein soos 'n resiesmotor
Best Health Consumer Reporting and Feature Writing
1. Lydia van der Merwe, Sarie, Depressie2. Mia Malan, Mail & Guardian, If they are raped then so what
Best Foreign Media - judging entries in this category proved to be difficult, and we felt there was only one entry worthy of being recognised for this category.
Best Radio Health Journalism
- 1. Siphosethu Stuurman, SABC Radio, Young and living with HIV2. Sisi Segalo, SABC Radio Maternal
Best Television Health Journalism
- 1. Julie Laurenz and Terence Pillay, Carte Blanche, Addington Hospital saga2. Paula Chowles, eNCA, The cost of patent laws
Young up and coming Journalist of the Year
- 1. Ina Skosana, Mail & Guardian, Mothers haunted by hospital hell2. Siphosethu Stuurman, SABC, Various
Discovery Foundation Nation Builder Award
- 1. Katharine Child, The Times, Orange Farm gives world hope2. Ina Skosana, Mail & Guardian, SA's midwives chart new course
This year a new category, 'Discovery Foundation Nation Builder, was added to the Awards. Each category winner will receive R25,000 and the overall winner, the Discovery Health Journalist of the Year, will walk away with a prize of R75,000.