CATEGORY 2
Media and Innovative Health Communication
HEALTH JOURNALISM EXCELLENCE AWARD
JOURNALISTS DELIVERING IMPACTFUL HEALTHCARE STORIES
RITA OKONOBOH
Covers vaccine hesitancy and misinformation with a focus on evidence-based health journalism.
CHIEMELIE EZEOBI
Links health to social equity, system change, and outreach.
OJOMA AKOR
Covers nutrition, food security, malnutrition, on vulnerable groups
MEDIA HEALTH CHAMPION AWARD
MEDIA ORGANIZATION DRIVING HEALTH ADVOCACY
CHANNELS TELEVISION (HEALTH MATTERS / SUNRISE FEATURES)
Uses TV features to educate on maternal health, HIV, and NCDs.
WAZOBIA FM
(PIDGIN RADIO & TALK SHOWS)
Uses pidgin to educate on health issues to grassroots audiences.
NIGERIA HEALTH WATCH
For amplifying voices and inspiring action for a healthier Nigeria.
OUTSTANDING HEALTH INVESTIGATION AWARD
INVESTIGATION THAT UNCOVERS SYSTEMIC HEALTHCARE ISSUES
JANET OGUNDEPO
(PUNCH)
Investigated fuel extortion from pregnant women in Ogun PHCs (2025).
USMAN BELLO BALARABE
(DAILY TRUST)
Investigated Nigeria’s deadly medical quackery business (2023).
DAMILOLA AYENI (FOUNDATION FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM)
Investigated a four-year pregnancy case exposing a crime ring in Eastern Nigeria (2023).
HEALTH INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR
DIGITAL CREATORS PROMOTING CREDIBLE HEALTH CONTENT
DR. CHINONSO EGEMBA
(APROKO DOCTOR)
Simplifies medical information with humor and myth-busting.
DR. AYODELE RENNER
(THE NOISY NAIJA PAEDIATRICIAN)
Produces humorous, engaging content on child health and prevention.
NURUDEEN SHOTAYO
(FIRST DOCTOR)
Uses graphics, quizzes, and animations to simplify health education online.
