Three Kenyan journalists were among the winners at the Africa Media Network on Health (AMNH) Excellence in Health Journalism Awards 2019 underscoring excellence in health journalism in the country.
Eunice Kilonzo (Daily Nation), Eunice Omollo (NTV) and Nancy Agutu emerged tops in their respective categories during the gala dinner at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference ‘Africa Health 2019 ‘ in Kigali Rwanda on Wednesday.
Kilonzo defeated Kenneth Simbaya, IPP Media/The Guardian (Tanzania) and Diana Kendi, Freelancer (Kenya) to win in the print category.
Omollo won in the TV category after seeing off a challenge from fellow Kenyan journalists, Saida Swale (Citizen TV) and Mercy Kandie (BBC).
Agutu was the winner in the online category, which also had Flavia Nasaka, the Independent Publications Limited (Uganda) and Samuel Okiror, The Guardian (Uganda) on the shortlist.
The AMNH Excellence in Health Journalism Awards shortlist consisted of 12 finalists in four different categories including Radio, TV, Print and Online.
The Awards showcase the top journalists from Zambia, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, who have demonstrated outstanding merit in health journalism in Africa.
MacDonald Gondwe of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation emerged the winner in the radio category for his story on Universal Health Coverage. Others who had been shortlisted were. Arthur Shikopo, Zambezi FM (Zambia) and Ruth Keiya, Radio Rahma (Kenya).