Media’s role critical for improving health governance
Islamabad
February 2, 2021
Islamabad:A five-day workshop for health journalists, organsied by the Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability (TDEA) in collaboration with the Ministry of National Health Services concluded at Bhurban on Sunday with a resolve to promote information-sharing, establish a network of health journalists, advocate for recognition of health care as a basic human right in the Constitution, and ensure access to authentic information to improve the quality of health journalism in Pakistan.
A total of 23 journalists representing different media groups from all four provinces and the Islamabad Capital Territory attended the workshop that ran from January 27-31. The former and current special advisors to the PM Dr. Zafar Mirza and Dr. Faisal Sultan were the lead moderator and chief guest of the inaugural session, respectively. Dr Faisal requested health journalists to report accurately, distinguish