Collaboration between health and media sectors essential: Health summit

There is an urgent need for a collaborative approach between the medical fraternity and the media for correct health information to be disseminated to the general public, a recent national conference on health journalism held here has concluded.

- ASHA RAMACHANDRAN

While it is imperative for the media to report factually correct information in simple layman's language, it is up to the medical fraternity to provide that information, participants at a two-day “Medi-Media” National Health Journalism Summit, jointly organised by Aster Medcity, Ernakulam Press Club, and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Kochi Chapter on 20-21 September.

Emphasising the importance of health reporting and discussing critical issues and the future of the healthcare sector, the summit saw the presence of 30 journalists from across the country in dialogue with members of the medical and legal fraternity.