As 2025 draws to a close, Health Panorama stands out as a growing force in the health media landscape, shaping conversations, challenging misinformation, and amplifying voices from communities often overlooked in public health narratives.
From hard-hitting investigative stories to human-centred features, this year marked a significant evolution in the platform’s mission: to make health information accessible, accurate, and impactful for people all over the world.
- Elevating Conversations Through Data-Driven Journalism
In 2025, Health-Panorama deepened its commitment to evidence-based reporting. Major flagship stories uncovered pressing issues such as:
a. The Rise of Obesity in Africa — analysing alarming WHO data and the role of urbanisation and changing dietary patterns.
b. Nigeria’s Mental Health Crisis — a multi-story series examining youth mental health, workplace stress, and socioeconomic determinants.
c. The Growing Burden of Cancer Among Young Africans — revealing how lifestyle, environmental exposures, and genetics intersect in shaping the new epidemiological trend.
These stories positioned Health-Panorama as a trusted platform for health statistics delivered with clarity and context.
- Amplifying Human Stories and Lived Experiences
This year, the platform expanded its storytelling to highlight resilience and personal triumphs. Feature series on:
a. HIV survivors thriving despite stigma,
b. Cancer warriors sharing their journeys,
c. Kidney donors and IVF families navigating emotional and medical challenges.
These stories resonated deeply with readers, offering hope, dignity, and inspiration.
The human-centred approach strengthened Health-Panorama’s identity as a bridge between clinical facts and real-life experiences.
- Spotlight on Public Health Challenges and Solutions
Weekly coverage brought attention to underreported issues like:
a. Pneumonia awareness and early detection,
b. Congenital heart diseases in children,
c. Screen-time overload and digital detox,
d. The sedentary lifestyle epidemic among Nigerian youths,
e. Food insecurity and the rising cost of healthy diets.
Stories linked everyday challenges to broader public health systems, helping readers understand not just what is happening, but why it matters.
- Special Coverage of Global and National Health Days
Health-Panorama produced timely, insightful pieces on:
a. World Diabetes Day, exploring prevention gaps,
b. World Mental Health Day, highlighting emerging data,
c. World Food Day, analysing the affordability of balanced meals on Nigeria’s minimum wage,
d. Global Handwashing Day, debunking persistent myths,
e. International Women’s Day, showcasing women’s health vulnerabilities and strengths.
This thematic reporting ensured the platform stayed relevant to global conversations while remaining grounded in local realities.
- Growth in Multimedia Storytelling
2025 marked the strategic expansion into podcasting, video storytelling, and social media mini-features.
Notable milestones included:
a. Increased TikTok and Instagram engagement through short health explainers,
b. The launch of educational YouTube content simplifying complex health topics,
c. These formats helped reach younger and more diverse audiences.
- Fighting Health Misinformation With AI-Informed Fact-Checking
Leveraging the ‘You & Your Health chatbot,’ the platform strengthened its health fact-checking capabilities.
Stories such as:
a. Debunking Menstrual Health Myths,
b. Skin Bleaching and the Myth of Beauty,
c. Cold Therapy: Hype or Science?
played a crucial role in countering misinformation circulating widely on social media.
- Building a Community of Health-Conscious Readers
Through social media campaigns and collaborative content with partners, Health-Panorama nurtured a committed audience seeking reliable, relatable health information.
Although virality didn’t always translate into follower growth, the year laid a strong foundation for 2026 strategies focused on:
a. Optimising SEO,
b. Community engagement,
c. Audience retention,
d. Influencer collaborations,
e. Improved cross-platform consistency.
- A Renewed Vision for 2026
Looking ahead, Health-Panorama aims to:
a. Scale its investigative reporting,
b. Expand telemedicine-ready chatbot features,
c. Strengthen partnerships with public health experts,
d. Grow video content production,
e. Establish itself as the leading Nigerian health information powerhouse.
2025 was a year of learning, experimentation, and meaningful impact, and 2026 promises to be even bigger.
Ojerinde is the publisher of Health Panorama; he can be reached via [email protected].
