Mia Malan

Founder and editor-in-chief, Bhekisisa

As Bhekisisa's founder and editor-in-chief, she connects health reporting with questions of power, inequality and the practical consequences of public decisions for patients. She co-authored reporting on the Life Esidimeni tragedy, including coverage of hearings about moving mental health patients into facilities unprepared to care for them. Her work also examines access to HIV prevention, service funding and disputes over health system reform, explaining the difference between a political promise and a functioning service. Her contribution includes developing a specialist newsroom and formats such as Health Beat, enabling broad audiences to follow complex health issues through evidence rather than declarations alone.