On 15 January the EU-funded project "Support to the Secondary Health Care in Ukraine" gave prizes to the Ukrainian journalists of the national contest "Changes in you may change the world". The contest lasted 5 months from 30 July 2009 till 30 November 2009 and was aimed at raising awareness among the general population of the project recommendations on health care reform in Ukraine. The contest strived to increase the understanding of the role local authorities in organisation of the health care services and assuring the quality of health care.
The jury composed of leading journalists, health professionals and representatives of the Ministry of Health and EU Delegation evaluated in total 159 Articles in the print media, 15 TV programmes, 10 radio programmes and around 50 articles published in internet and submitted for the contest. The winners in each nomination received a prize of UAH 10,000, whereas runners-up received from UAH 6,000 to UAH 8,000. Several publications in the print media were awarded for raising critical issues in health care.
More information at: www.eu-shc.com.ua Contact person: Oxana Abovskaya, e-mail: oxana.abovskaya@epos.de
Reprinted from the EU CO-OPERATION NEWS Newsletter of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine (Issue No. 44, page 2)
For the full newsletter, visit http://ec.europa.eu/delegations/ukraine/documents/eucooperationnews/44_eucooperationnews_en.pdf
Alexei Pogorelov, jury member and Head of the National Association of Journalists
