Nigeria, April 25 -- Collaboration among African journalists and researchers can bring great rewards, such as improving impacts on research findings and scientific literacy on the continent, according to resource persons at the African Disease Reporting Fellowship (ADREF) 2024.

The ADREF programme, which had resource persons drawn from journalism, research and medical fields, underscored the need to break collaboration barriers and tackle biases often associated with African disease reporting.

Speaking at Tuesday's in-person session of the six-week programme, Mojeed Alabi, the head of the Development Desk at PREMIUM TIMES, noted that journalists and researchers must reach a middle ground by enhancing mutual trust and respect for a more ...