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A selection of articles from our fellows' work are represented below. Many of the articles are translated from their original language (Marathi or Hindi) into English for greater accessibility. It is important to note that as a result of the translations, the language in the articles may not reflect the full original intended meaning or tone. Hindustan newsaper (Hindi) Sudhir Mishra, principal correspondent, Lucknow “Every hundreth person in Manipur is HIV positive” May 26, 2006…

The following are a few of the events that the International Health Journalism Fellowship Project sponsored in India from 2004 - 2007. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Journalism Workshop "Reporting on HIV: Issues and Concerns", October 26-27, 2007 Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Panchgani, Jaipur, India, U.S. Journalists' Sitevisit, April 2-13, 2007Click here for the NPR report by Joe Neel about our site visit to India (7/6/07) Patna, Bihar, India, Issues on Covering HIV/AIDS, October 9-10, 2006 Mumbai,…

About the Project International Health Journalism Fellowship Project in India was launched in 2005 at the Media Leaders’ Summit at the Prime Minister’s residence in New Delhi. The program encouraged substantive coverage of the health, social, economic, political and cultural implications of HIV/AIDS and associated health problems by partnering with selected news organizations and training their entire newsrooms. Following trainings, partner news organizations selected a reporter to undertake an individually tailored project that focused on…

The Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health: Previous Fellows and Their Work Below is a complete list of fellowship classes from 2000 – 2009, the fellows’ jobs at the time of their selection to participate, and, where possible, links to work they produced over the course of their fellowship. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 [on hiatus],2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 2009 Kaiser Media Fellows Lawrence K. Altman, M.D., "The Doctor's World" columnist and former senior medical…

The Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health: Advisory Committee A national advisory committee makes the final selection of fellows, and helps in shaping and enhancing their fellowship experience, and in developing the fellowship program to its full potential. The following members make up the advisory committee: Paul Delaney, Director, Initiative on Racial Mythology, Washington, D.C. Timothy Johnson, M.D., Medical Editor, ABC News Bill Kovach, Chairman, Committee of Concerned Journalists Sharon Rosenhause, Former Managing Editor, The South…

International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: RUSSIA/UKRAINE 2007 Fellows "Seryozha" A Documentary on Children and HIV/AIDS in Russia "Seryozha" is a documentary film about orphans living on the streets of St. Petersburg, Russia, some of whom are HIV-positive or have lost parents to AIDS. Filmmaker Denis Kuzmin follows the life of one orphan and through him tells the larger story of "street kids" exposed to drugs, sex and illnesses, including HIV/AIDS. Kuzmin received financial support through…

International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: RUSSIA/UKRAINE Recent Project Events 2007 Kyiv, Ukraine, Training program – On the Frontline of an Epidemic: Reporting on HIV/AIDS in Mass Media, April 2007 (.pdf) Kyiv, Ukraine, Reporting on ARV- treatment in Mass Media, March 2007 (.pdf) 2006 Moscow, Russia, Training for Journalists and Representatives of AIDS-service Organizations, November 2006 (.pdf) Kyiv, Ukraine, Journalism Training Workshop in the Coverage of HIV/AIDS, June 2006 (.pdf) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, HIV/AIDS Reporting in Mass…

International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: RUSSIA/UKRAINE 2006 Fellows Natalia A. Feduschak, a Kaiser International Fellow and a freelance journalist, wrote and delivered the following lectures about HIV/AIDS to journalism students at the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University and Kyiv International University between April 2005 and November 2006. The lectures are based on her own research and interviews conducted in Ukraine and Europe, through resources provided by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS, numerous…

International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: RUSSIA/UKRAINE 2004 Fellows "Time to Live" Irina Roldugina, Akzia, December 2004 (.pdf) << International Health Journalism Fellowship Project: Russia main page