Diabetes Foundation announces media prize
The Swiss Diabetes Foundation has announced its media award to the public for the first time. The award is open to media professionals in Switzerland who published a piece (in print or online) on the topic of diabetes mellitus in 2009.
The content must cover topics relating to general education about diabetes, timely detection, appropriate treatment, training or prevention of diabetes. Scientific publications that have appeared in medical journals are not eligible. The prize money amounts to CHF 5,000. The prize will be awarded in the fall of 2010 as part of the activities surrounding World Diabetes Day on November 14, 2010. Written submissions must be sent to the Foundation Secretariat by March 31, 2010. Further information: Diabetesfoundation.ch.
