Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman
The WorldRidwan Karim Dini-Osman is a multiple Pulitzer Center grantee, and award-winning reporter and news presenter based in Ghana.
Dini-Osman has reported from diverse regions including India, Rwanda, Malawi, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, with a focus on global health inequities, social justice and sustainable development.
He is a seven-time recipient of Ghana’s National Journalism Award. In 2018, he won the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize from the European Commission, and in 2021, the International Center for Journalists’ Global Health Crisis Award for COVID-19 reporting.
In 2022, Ridwan received the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications from the US National Academies. In 2024, he was honored with the Covering Climate Now Journalism Award and named a United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Fellow, spending three months at the UN headquarters in New York.
Ridwan’s work shines a light on underreported issues, aiming to raise awareness and drive change through rigorous, ethical and empathetic storytelling. He has investigated discrimination against minority groups in health care, the social and environmental impacts of climate change and the inequitable global distribution of life-saving medications, such as vaccines, HIV drugs and cancer treatments.
US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa
With recent cuts to foreign aid, including programs like PEPFAR, thousands of Africans living with HIV face an uncertain future. Although the freeze was followed by an exemption for “life-saving treatments,” some programs have ceased operations.
‘Life after cancer’: Nigerian survivors challenge taboos, push for better health care
In Nigeria, as in many parts of Africa, cancer is a taboo subject. Traditional beliefs can make it challenging to discuss. Medical screening and cancer care are difficult, if not impossible, for everyone to access. But cancer survivors are leading the charge to raise awareness and improve outcomes.
‘What crime have we committed?’ Ghana’s LGBTQ community braces as anti-LGBTQ bill may turn into law
Lawmakers in Ghana recently passed a bill that could lead to a severe crackdown on LGBTQ activities that have many people worried. Ghana’s president is under pressure domestically to sign the bill into law, but could face economic consequences if he does.
Hazy skies over Accra: Harsh harmattan season in Ghana leads to health hazards, poor air quality
Severe, dry winds during the harmattan season are not new in Ghana. But experts with the country’s environmental agency say climate change is intensifying these weather conditions, leading to increased respiratory problems and poor air quality in Accra, the country’s capital.