Health writers and communicators congregated at New Delhi
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare of India Dr Anbumani Ramadoss is speaking at the inaugural ceremony of First National Health Writers & Communicators Convention organised by HEAL India.
More than 100 health journalists from print and electronic media from the SAARC region congregated at the First National Health Writers & Communicators Convention recently held at New Delhi, India. The convention was organised by HEAL (Health Essayist & Authors League) and inaugurated by the Honourable Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare of India Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss. HEAL is a 'Health Writers' network of SAARC countries having its mission to improve the quality, accuracy and visibility of health care reporting and writing and to provide educational resources that support the goal of achieving high standards of 'health awareness' in the society. Swadeep Srivastava, Consulting Editor, HEAL India said, "Bringing together the health writer on one platform and initiating education programmes is the need of the time". HEAL has come a long way since its inception in 2005 and has organised more than 15 health writers' workshops, informed Mr R Shankar, President of HEAL and former Resident Editor of The New Indian Express Group, Bangalore. "Today health writers play a crucial role in disseminating issues that go hand in hand with modern technology to present the latest findings to the layman in a language they understand" he added.
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