KATHMANDU, April 30: Kalpana Acharya has received the SHE & Rights International Media Award in Melbourne, Australia, in recognition of her reporting on sexual and reproductive health issues.
Acharya secured third place in the Asia-Pacific region and received the award on Wednesday during Women Deliver, a global gathering of women’s and gender rights advocates. The award honored her impactful journalism in the field of sexual and reproductive health rights.
Acharya is the Editor-in-Chief of Health TV Online and the host of the podcast “Health FIRST.” She has more than two decades of experience reporting on public health and gender-related issues.
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In the Asia-Pacific category, Firda Amalia of Indonesia won first place, while Engly Toy of Cambodia secured second place.
In the African category, Okello Jesus Ojara of Uganda received the top honor, followed by Nelson Mandela of Uganda in second place and Ambroisine Memede of Togo in third place.
This was the third edition of the SHE & Rights Media Awards. In addition to the winners, nine journalists from Africa and three from the Asia-Pacific region received Special Mention awards.
The SHE & Rights Media Awards are part of a global advocacy initiative promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights. The program is organized jointly by organizations including Asia Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Global Centre for Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and CNS.
According to senior journalist and SHE & Rights coordinator Shobha Shukla, a total of 351 journalists from 29 countries applied for this year’s awards. Winners were selected based on content published or broadcast between December 10, 2024, and March 31, 2025.
