SLMA Award for excellence in health journalism 2005

THE Sri Lanka Medical Association calls for entries from those who have contributed to the print media on health issues during the period starting from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005, for the "Annual Journalist Award for excellence on health issues."

The main purpose of this award scheme is to recognise relevance, factual correctness, quality and excellence in journalism with regard to health issues.

The scheme open to journalists, including free-lancers, from newspapers and health magazines of all three languages in Sri Lanka.

Medical Doctors registered with the Sri Lanka Medical Council are not eligible for this award.

The following criteria should be adhered to by all entrants.

* Contestant should apply personally with the endorsement of the relevant institution he is working for, to certify that he/she is a professional journalist (either full time, part time/free-lance)

* Contestant should submit not more than three (3) articles of his/her choice)

* Contestant should certify that the articles are his/her own, and that they were published during the period mentioned above. He should also name the date and source of the article.

* Entries should be accompanied with certification from the institution he works for, that it is his/her own work.

* Completed entries should be sent to by registered post to reach "The Chairman, Media Committee, Sri Lanka Medical Association, No. 6, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 7 at or before 12 noon of September 15, 2005.

The award recipient will be selected by an independent panel of judges from among eminent health and media personnel.