Study Tour Webinar (English-Speaking sub-Saharan Africa) - CANCELLED

Join ICFJ and our 2015 and 2016 Johnson & Johnson Global Health Reporting Contest winners for a live webinar focused on key health topics!    

The webinar will feature our contest winners and health experts based in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. Topics of discussion will include: sanitation, hygiene, and heart disease. The journalists will highlight their work, what they learned from the study tour, and will exchange ideas with webinar participants about how to cover health stories and issues in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. This is a great opportunity for you to engage and connect with our program winners and regional experts as well as contribute toward the development of a local health-reporting network within your communities.     

Featured winners:   
•    Phyllis Mbanje (2016)    
•    John Mbah Akuroh (2015)    

Experts:   
•    Elizabeth Mupfumira, Communications Specialist, UNICEF    
•    Dr. Claudia Lum Sina, Cardiologist Internist and Commissioner of Police, Police Hospital           

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 at 3:00pm-4:00pm Central Africa Time (8:00am-9:00am U.S. Eastern Standard Time), and it will be in English. We will use a video-conferencing platform called Zoom, and on December 14th, you can access the webinar here: https://zoom.us/j/682547957.