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African Health Solutions Journalism Initiative

Health issues in Africa deserve increased attention, including effective Solutions-oriented media coverage. The heavy disease burden, worsened by COVID-19 pandemic that has spread all over Africa, could reverse gains that have been made in controlling the numerous communicable and non-communicable diseases affecting most people on the continent. Local Solutions to the health challenges may exist and are easily accessed.

Activities

Our Programs

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Not many journalists and editors are conversant with Solutions Journalism tools, technics and approaches.

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AHSJI, with recommendations from our institutional partners, will identify and select individual journalists...

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Advocating for improved health services including prevention and management of diseases.

The Need

To bridge the gap credible health information gap, a beacon for Health Solutions Journalism Initiative in Africa is urgently needed to enable communities and authorities to undertake appropriate responses to health challenges in Africa.

In response, ScienceAfrica and partners have established the Health Solutions Journalism Initiative (AHSJI) to help spearhead and entrench Solutions Journalism in Africa for effective health reporting on the continent. AHSJI believes that effective, sustainable and credible Solutions Journalism reporting in Africa can help save lives, significantly drive down health-related costs and correct misinformation about health issues.

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Latest News

March 10, 2023 Africa Health Initiative

Rwanda Community Health Workers in frontline drive to cut maternal and child mortality

By Jeanne d’Arc Munezero 8th March 2023 After the 1994 war, a percentage of mothers in rural communities of Rwanda...

March 8, 2023 Africa Health Initiative

How Kisumu households fight ‘hidden hunger’ through insects

By Kevine Omollo March 7, 2023 Malnutrition, also known as hidden hunger, remains one of the major health challenges affecting...

March 8, 2023 Africa Health Initiative

Menstrual products, education restoring dignity of adolescent girls in Migori

By Polycarp Owiti March 7, 2023 When Justina (not her real name) experienced her first-period cycle, she was so terrified....