By Joyceline Natally Cudjoe
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| SETH K. BOATENG HOLDING THE AWARD |
A
multiple award winning journalist, Seth Kwame Boateng has received 2017 Global
Health Reporting Award.
He received the award from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) for his story that focused on healthcare at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
He received the award from International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) for his story that focused on healthcare at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.
The
multi-media reporter who was adjudged the winner together with four others from
Brazil, China, Benin and India slated him as the first Ghanaian to
win such prestigious award.
A
panel of international experts selected the 2014 Ghana Journalist Association
(GJA) Journalist of The Year as the winner of the International Center for
Journalists’ 2017 Global Health Reporting Contest for his “Next to Die” Special
Assignment documentary.
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The
Vice President of Programs at the International CFJ, Emily Schult, in an email announcing
Seth Kwame Boateng as the winner urged him to be proud of his accomplishment.
As
a winner of the contest, ICFJ invited him to the United
States for a study tour focusing on global health issues.
The event which brought together international
journalists and members of various prominent media, health, and communication professionals
built a robust and collaborative network of health reporters.
ICFJ’s
mission is to advance quality journalism worldwide; their programs combine the
best professional practices with new technologies.
HISTORY OF SETH KWAME BOATENG
On
June 24, 2017, Seth won the Exclusive Men of The Year Africa Award (EMY AFRICA
AWARDS) in the Communication Category for his impactful stories that continue
to change lives in his community.
The
EMY Awards, created in 2016, are designed to recognize Ghanaian men whose
passion and dedication have instituted major development at both the familial
and national levels.
In
June 2017, the Media For West Africa (MFWA) named Seth Boateng as the first winner of its Journalist of the Month Series in recognition of his compelling television documentary that raised alarm and prompted action on
the devastating maternal and child mortality situation in Ghana’s second
largest medical facility.
The “Next to Die” documentary which highlighted
how four babies die on the average each day and how an average of 100 women die
each year, while in labour at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH).
Ghana’s
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo in partnership with The Multimedia Group Limited
raised funds towards the construction of a new Maternity as well as Mother and
Baby Unit (MBU) for (KATH) to ease the congestion there.
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| Seth with other journalists |
That
ward would have five maternity beds, three operating rooms, four emergency
delivery beds, 20 incubators and 20 phototherapy units.
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