Congratulations to the 25 journalists selected for NPF’s 2023 Covering Rare Diseases Fellowship! The fellows will gather virtually from Nov. 13-17, 2023, where they will participate in online briefings and question-and-answer sessions with top experts in rare diseases, diagnostics, targeted testing and drug development, as well as from leaders of patient advocacy groups and journalists who have covered these issues extensively. The journalists selected as fellows for this program will also receive up to $3,000 in reporting grants to cover travel expenses and time in executing a rare disease project of their choosing.
The journalists are:
Swarup Acharya | Kantipur Daily | Nepal
Taiwo Adebulu | TheCable | Nigeria
Jazmín Bazán | elDiarioAR | Argentina
Manuela Callari | Cosmos Magazine | Italy
Rupsa Chakraborty | The Indian Express | India
Crystal Chow | The Xylom | Hong Kong SAR China
Namaloba Olivia Elunya | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation | Uganda
Valeria Guzmán | Alharaca | El Salvador
Ahm Abdul Hai | Our Voice Online | Germany
Meghan Holohan | Today | United States
Oleksandra Horchynska | New Voice | Ukraine
Sarah Jones | New York Magazine | United States
Pascalinah Kabi | Uncensored News | Lesotho
Saadeqa Khan | Deutsche Welle Urdu Service | Pakistan
Eskedar Kifle Lamma | Zare Journal | Ethiopia
Mohamed Mansour | Nature | Egypt
Julia Métraux | Mother Jones | United States
Thomas Mwiraria Murithi | Talk Africa | Kenya
Jean de Dieu Ndikumasabo | Burundi News Agency | Burundi
Buu Nguyen | Dan Viet | Vietnam
Camila Saccomori | Freelance | Brazil
Chong Siaw Chan | Malay Mail Online | Malaysia
Nadima Umar Uthman | GHOne TV | Ghana
Karen Weintraub | USA Today | United States
Faisul Yaseen | Greater Kashmir | India
This training is sponsored by Fondation Ipsen. NPF is solely responsible for the content.
