Tobinco Media Group’s Dr. Emmanuel Samani has won the 2025 edition of the UK-Ghana Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) Media pitch for journalists.
As part of the winning package, he was awarded £1,000 and a sponsored trip to the United Kingdom for a further training on Science, Technology and Innovation at the Imperial College London to sharpen his skills.
About 30 journalists from across the country were brought together in Accra for the capacity building for Media Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation Reportage Workshop.
Journalists who participated were asked to pitch stories in science, technology and Innovation for a £1000 pounds prize to support them deliver their project and as well the sponsored trip to London for a further training.
At the end of the training, 10 participants were selected as winners of the pitch.
Aside from the winning prizes, all participants, including TMG’s Porcia Oforiwaa were given certificates of participation.
The Science, Technology, and Innovation (ST&I) training, organised by the British High Commission in collaboration with Responsible AI Lab (RAIL)–KNUST and the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) was to enhance the ability of journalists to break down complex Scientific developments into accessible stories for the public to understand better these developments and breakthroughs.
It also equipped journalists with necessary tools and a better understanding of scientific Innovations to foster better communication between scientists and journalists.
After being announced one of the winners of the pitch, Dr. Samani expressed excitement over his new feat, extending gratitude to organisers of the training.
His story idea is to investigate the Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias in healthcare.
“It is an incredible honour to have placed joint first out of 30 talented journalists. This was a rigorous and competitive process, and I’m proud that my investigation on AI bias in healthcare stood out. It’s a big win—not just for me, but for the urgent conversation around fair and ethical AI in medicine,” he stated.
When asked why he chose to investigate AI bias in healthcare, He answered that, “AI is revolutionizing medicine, from diagnostics to treatment planning. But if the data it’s trained on excludes African populations, we risk having AI models that don’t work for us. This can lead to misdiagnoses, ineffective treatments, and worsening health inequalities.”
Dr. Samani continued that, “My goal is to investigate how this plays out in Ghana’s healthcare system and push for AI solutions that are truly inclusive.”
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