Press Release: Winners of the EU Health Journalism Prize announced at an award ceremony in Brussels

At an award ceremony held in Brussels on 29 October 2009, the European Commissioner for Health, Androulla Vassiliou, announced the three winners of the first EU health prize for journalists. French Journalist Estelle Saget, author of the article 'Schizophrenia explained to family and friends' for 'L'Express' won the first prize. Lithuanian journalist, Audré Srèbaliené, author of an article on donating bone marrow for ' Ekstra', in second place, and Romanian journalist, Emilia Chiscop, writing in 'Ziarul de Iasi' in third place, for her article on a young doctor coping with schizophrenia. The aim of this prize, launched in February 2009, is to award high quality journalism that helps citizens better understand health issues, especially those related to the 'Europe for Patients' campaign.