Job: Director of Programs and Administration

Developing Radio Partners (DRP) Washington, DC.
The post holder will plan and prepare both competitive bids and unsolicited proposals for global radio projects. S/he will have 2 plus years experience with project design, grant management, proposal development, and budgeting.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy3204.html

Job: Senior Development Manager, UK

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London
The successful candidate will build and manage the institutional grant programme and design and implement cultivation and stewardship strategies to establish an individual donor base.
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy3174.html

You could be an award winning journalist...

Awards honouring AIDS reporting
In Bangladesh, a cash prize of BDT15,000 (about US$220) each will be awarded to 12 investigative features on HIV and AIDS.
Final entry deadline: November 20, 2007
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Global Health Awards Open for Nominations
The prestigious $1m Gates Award for Global Health
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2008
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Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health & Human Rights
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2008
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Excellence in Media Award
Deadline: Feb. 1, 2008
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Best Practices in Global Health Award
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2008
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Training Manual: Avian Influenza Media workshops

With lives and livelihoods potentially at risk, there is an imperative for journalists to get and communicate accurate information on bird flu. This is often no easy task, especially for reporters not used to covering public health. UNICEF 2007


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Report: AIDS Psudeo-Science in the Media

What ethical obligations do editors have when reporting claims that are contrary to well established scientific knowledge? Essay examines media's responsibility and impact.
Nathan Geffen, 2007
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Health and Media conference/ meeting?

Mtangilwa O. Ngwada, Dar es salaam, Tanzania
After seeing the latest list of health and media listserv members, now 376 from 59 countries, I think it would be a good idea to arrange some sort of conference or meeting for further networking and exchange of ideas and views.

George Chomba, Deputy News Editor, Zambia Daily Mail
I didn't realise how fast the "family" was growing. I wonder what would happen if we had a media briefing together.

16 new listserv members makes 392

Colin Lloyd, Health and Media listserv moderator/ editor, South Africa
I was glad to hear that the detailed list of our members was received with interest. It's already out of date however, as 16 more members have added their names to our network (now 392 members).

New listserv members:

USA: Eric Johnson, Senior Advisor, Internews Network, and Executive Director, Internews International. Eric has 15 years experience working in international assistance projects in the field of democracy and governance in countries in transition in Europe, Eurasia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Haiti: Edner Boucicaut, Chief Communication Officer, Cecosida, Port-au-Prince
"I'm a journalist working in the field of communication on HIV for more than 8 years, "Cecosida" is a journalist and media association."

Kenya: George Odhiambo Ochieng, Reporter, Kenya Times Media, Nairobi
"I am joining this Commonwealth group so I can pass on good programmes to the public - especially in African rural villages where more information on health issues are needed!"

Australia: Marama Qufi, Public Health Department, Melbourne
"I am of Oromo-African background, currently studying health science and working in the health field."

Nigeria: Sele Eradiri, Manager: news/current affairs, Nigerian Television Authority, Lagos
"I have been working as a Broadcast journalist for the past 20 years and with the Nigerian Television Authority. I am involved in reporting health issues - HIV/AIDS, Gender Issues, and Malaria."

Bangladesh: Abu Tareq Muhammad Salahuddin, Manager, Star Health, The Daily Star, Dhaka
http://tareqsalahuddin.tripod.com

Uganda: Esther Nakkazi Special Correspondent The East African Newspaper Kampala

Nigeria: Zacheaus Oluseye Ojoola, CEO, His Anointed Media Company, Lagos

Lithuania: Lina Lileikiene, journalist, Lietuvos Rytas, Vilnius

Uganda: Hillary Bainemigisha, Health Editor, The New Vision Newspaper, Kampala

Australia: Zoe Carter, Editor, OUT in Perth

Guyana: Neil Marks, Guyana National Newspapers Limited.

Cambodia: Clare Goff, Technical Advisor, Health Messenger, Phnom Penh

USA: Kammerle Schneider, New York

Canada: Alison Penman, Vancouver

More positive health messages on TV in Pakistan

Nayyer Rubab, Sr Creative manager, HUM TV, Eye television network- Pakistan

Recently, we have developed more programs aimed to bring about awareness of positive health messages. One such programme we have added is live "on air" consultation sessions with doctors. Here, viewers can directly interact and ask questions to the experts from all corners of Pakistan. We did these for TB day, Asthma Day, for polio and health day as well. We have also incorporated some of this material into our public service announcements. We start airing these messages today, for world breastfeeding week.