2026 REPORT
Africa Health Media Trends 2026
How African health journalism is evolving — and where it's going next. A field survey of the policy, science, and storytelling shaping the continent's health conversation.
TRENDS REPORT
of African health journalists say funding for original reporting has tightened in the past 2 years
African countries with formal health-journalism training programs in 2026
growth in audience for African-led health podcasts (2022–2026)
newsrooms partnering with health communicators outside their staff
Chapters
What's inside the report
Chapters will be linked here once the 2026 report content is finalized in Phase 4.
Methodology
The Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026 draws on a survey of 230+ health communicators across 18 African countries, structured interviews with editors of 14 leading newsrooms, and a content analysis of 1,400+ published pieces.
Cite this report
Health Issues Africa. (2026). Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026.
FINN Partners. https://healthissuesafrica.com/report/
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FINN Africa team
Health communicators across FINN's Africa practice contributed to the 2026 Trends Report — bringing together field experience from Nairobi, Casablanca, Dakar, Cape Town, and London.
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