About Us!

Posted on November 25th, 2008 in Uncategorized by associationofhealthcarejournalists

Founded in 2006, The Association of Health Care Journalists is Zimbabwean registered independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing public understanding of health care issues. Its mission is to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting, writing and editing. There are more than 400 members of the association, and the number is increasing.

Goals:

  1. To support the highest standards of reporting, writing, editing, and broadcasting in health care journalism for the general public and trade publications.
  2. To develop a strong and vibrant community of journalists concerned with all forms of health care journalism.
  3. To raise the stature of health care journalism in newsrooms, the industry, and the public, as a whole.
  4. To promote understanding between journalists and sources of news about how each can best serve the public.
  5. To advocate for the free flow of information to the public.
  6. To advocate for the improvement of professional development opportunities for journalists who cover any aspect of health and health care.

Please do not hesitae to communicate with us should you require any further information.

Regards,

The Coordinator

Postal Box 1117, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

email: communicationsdesk@gmail.com

mobile: +263.11.32.41.41 / 2