Deadline: September 15, 2023
Applications are open for the AFIDEP Emerging Health Technologies Media Award of Excellence 2023. The objectives of the EHTs Media Award are to promote quality reporting of the emerging health technologies being developed for use in Africa, as well as to raise public awareness, understanding, participation, and local ownership of these technologies.
The award focuses on emerging health technologies prioritised by the African Union as having the potential to change the trajectory of disease and health in Africa if well developed, tested, and deployed. The technologies include gene drives and monoclonal antibodies for malaria control, drones, microgrids, artificial intelligence, gene editing, and next-generation medicine.
Categories
The categories are as follows:
- Print journalism: Feature/article between 700 and 1,500 words published in a newspaper, magazine, journal or newsletter.
- Radio journalism: Documentary or discussion programme between 5 and 45 minutes.
- Television journalism: Documentary or discussion programme between 5 and 45 minutes.
- Online/new media: Feature/article between 700 and 1,500 words, or audio/visual documentary or discussion programme between 5 and 45 minutes. This must be published in an online-only newspaper, magazine, journal or media house.
Prizes
- EHTs Media Award Grand Prize: USD $5,000
- EHTs Media Award Print Category: USD $2,500; Runner-up USD $1, 000
- EHTs Media Award Radio Category: USD $2,500; Runner-up USD $1,000
- EHTs Media Award Television Category: USD $2,500; Runner-up USD $1,000
- EHTs Media Award Online Category: USD $2,500; Runner-up USD $1,000
Eligibility
- Open to African journalists publishing in African-led and African-based media houses.
- Published and broadcasted works in print, radio, television, and online media are eligible.
- The period of publication/broadcast of entries for this call is media stories published between November 1, 2022 and August 30, 2023.
- The entries should address EHT development issues relevant to Africa, such as ongoing research, regulatory frameworks needed to guide this work, community participation, public awareness and understanding, involvement of African scientists, and equity and benefit sharing. Stories may cover issues applicable to one African country or be regional in scope.
- All entries are required to be in English or French. Stories done in local languages should be translated, and the original language indicated.
Application
Journalists are encouraged to submit entries by sharing:
- Link to the published article/programme for online entries
- PDF attachment for entries in the Print Category
- Copies of the TV or radio files, stating the date and time programme aired.
- Copy of identification
- Submitted files should not exceed 15MB
Entries should be submitted to the AFIDEP secretariat at [email protected], copying [email protected] and [email protected]. Please note that communication with the organisers is in English.
For more information, visit EHT Media Award.
