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Mumbai, July 27: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, announced the opening of the candidacy period for the Media Recognition Awards "Merck more than a mother" 2018 Media professionals invite nominees to present their work These awards were presented last year to recognize outstanding health journalism and to recognize professional journalists who have produced accurate, informative and compelling stories about women. or infertile couples in the field of infertility. "I strongly believe in the critical role the media play in community outreach and we have created these awards to recognize outstanding journalistic coverage that enhances public engagement and understanding of infertility, breaking stigma and highlighting the need to change social perception in African communities. #MenToo can suffer from not only female infertility, and #NoForInfertilityStigma to appeal to all our media partners to launch this move across their platforms, "said Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of Merck, a Mother
Who Can Apply?
Journalists of Printed Media, Online, Radio and Multimedia
Last Date of Submission:
Entries may be submitted until 31st March 2019.
How to Apply
Nominations can be emailed to [email protected]
The Merck Foundation recently concluded a ceremony to announce the winners of the "Merck Plus" Media Recognition Awards. 39, a "mother" 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya More than 200 journalists from 17 African countries attended the ceremony
Here are the details of the first winners of the category of journals Professional Aesthetics of Each Segment:
The Multimedia Segment Award was presented to Ms. Namukabo L Werungah and her team at NTV Kenya for her excellent story entitled "A Tale of Pain and Shame of Childless Women in Busia" # 39;
The first prize in the print media segment was received by Gardy Chacha, Senior Health and Science Reporter, Standard Journal, Kenya. He was chosen for his moving story named "Cecilia Wairimu: A Woman, Three Marriages, 11 Years of Infertility".
The first prize in the online media segment was awarded to Ms. Molatelo Mainetje, news and current affairs producer and Documentary Filmmaker of South Africa for her short film entitled "Womb Man & Me". # 39 ;.
Asha Bakidusa, Journalist at Royal Media Services Limited, under Bahari FM, Kenya received the First Prize of the Radio Segment for his program on "How the Family Supports Men's Spouse in Infertility Cases" .
All the laureates were present at the ceremony to receive their prize. (ANI-BusinessWireIndia)
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