A competition will award the best journalist materials on hypertension and obesity, published in Russian. Deadline: December 20.

International reporters from print and broadcast media outlets are invited to participate, though all materials must be submitted in Russian. Works must have been published between March 1 and December 20, 2008.

Prize winners will be announced at the annual Russian Press Ball in January, 2009. Award winners will receive a laptop, a digital camera and a digital recorder.

The contest is organized by the Russian Union of Journalists and the Russian Society on Hypertension with the goal to propagate a healthy way of living. The official sponsor is a Japanese-based A&D medical equipment company.

Information is available (in Russian) at http://www.ruj.ru/news_2008/080826-1.htm, http://www.and-rus.ru/ and http://www.gipertonik.ru/.

https://www.ijnet.org/ijnet/training_opportunities/competition_to_award_journalists_covering_hyperte