A Radio Jockey from south Kashmir, Umar Nisar, also known as RJ Umar, has been awarded the ’01 Best Content Award’ and the Immunisation Champion award by UNICEF at the annual Radio4Child 2022 Awards in Mumbai. The Radio4Child felicitated radio professionals from All India Radio and private FM channels across India for their work during COVID-19 and for routine vaccination.
The award to RJ Umar Nisar was presented by Multi-Grammy Award winning music composer, environmentalist, and UNICEF Celebrity Supporter Ricky Kej, OIC UNICEF, UP. Dr Zafrin Chowdhury, chief of communications and advocacy and partnerships, UNICEF India; Dr Sachin Desai, State Immunization Officer, Government of Maharashtra; Dr Sachin Desai, State Immunization Officer, Government of Maharashtra.
The award has been conferred to Umar for his work of providing awareness and countering rumours to reach audiences during the pandemic. The Radio4Child felicitated radio professionals from private FM and All India Radio from across the country for their commendable work during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as for routine vaccination. These radio professionals highlighted the importance of routine vaccination among people.