{"id":84889,"date":"2025-08-27T18:42:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards"},"modified":"2025-08-27T19:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:11:09","slug":"health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards","title":{"rendered":"Health Journalists Association to Host First Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Association of Health Journalists (AOHJ) is set to host its maiden Awards for Excellence in December 2025, aimed at recognizing outstanding health reporting across print, broadcast, and online media.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the press, the Association\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Yusupha Bojang, said the awards will honour journalists who have demonstrated a strong commitment to covering health-related issues with depth, accuracy, and public relevance.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the initiative is designed to reward impactful stories that bring critical health issues to light. \u201cThese awards help focus attention on important health matters, make complex topics accessible to the wider public, and inform discussions on health policy and patient rights,\u201d Bojang said.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the awards also aim to promote professional recognition for journalists, encourage higher standards of reporting, and raise awareness about underreported health concerns. \u201cUltimately, this will contribute to stronger health journalism and a more informed society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural edition will feature eight award categories, most of which are topic-based. Entries will be accepted across various media platforms, including newspapers, magazines, online outlets, radio, and television.<\/p>\n<p>Bojang described the awards as a brainchild of the Association\u2019s executive by health journalists, for health journalists. He called on institutions and philanthropists to support the initiative, stressing its role in promoting public health literacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupporting these awards will help strengthen accurate and quality reporting on health issues, promote informed decision-making by individuals, and hold the healthcare system accountable,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Association of Health Journalists (AOHJ) is set to host its maiden Awards for Excellence in December 2025, aimed at recognizing outstanding health reporting across print, broadcast, and online media. Speaking to the press, the Association\u2019s Public Relations Officer, Yusupha Bojang, said the awards will honour journalists who have demonstrated a strong [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":84888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,2366],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-84889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-to-homepage","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Health Journalists Association to Host First Awards - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Association of Health Journalists (AOHJ) is set to host its maiden Awards for Excellence in December 2025, aimed ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Health Journalists Association to Host First Awards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Association of Health Journalists (AOHJ) is set to host its maiden Awards for Excellence in December 2025, aimed ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T18:42:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T19:11:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1756309182.772476.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Health Journalists Association to Host First Awards\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-27T18:42:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-27T19:11:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards\"},\"wordCount\":259,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1756309182.772476.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/health-journalists-association-to-host-first-awards\",\"name\":\"Health Journalists Association to Host First Awards - 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