Sarah Mitchell has dedicated her career to reporting on the systems, policies, and human stories that define global health. Based in London, she brings twelve years of experience covering everything from epidemic response and vaccine distribution to the politics of international health funding. Her reporting is defined by a commitment to centering the perspectives of affected communities, ensuring that health policy stories never lose sight of the people they impact. Sarah previously worked as a health and science correspondent for a major British broadsheet, where her reporting on NHS reform was shortlisted for the British Press Awards. She holds a Master's degree in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Areas of Expertise

  • Pandemic preparedness, infectious disease surveillance, and outbreak response
  • Vaccine equity, pharmaceutical policy, and drug pricing reform
  • Maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries
  • Healthcare workforce migration and brain drain in the Global South
  • Mental health policy and the intersection of health with conflict and displacement

Career Highlights

  • Shortlisted for the 2021 British Press Awards for her investigative series on systemic failures in NHS mental health services
  • Recipient of the 2023 European Health Journalist of the Year award from the Association of Health Care Journalists
  • On-the-ground reporting from five countries during the mpox outbreak, producing a series that influenced WHO resource allocation decisions
  • Keynote speaker at the 2024 Global Health Diplomacy Forum in Geneva on media's role in health equity advocacy

Recent Coverage

Sarah's recent work at MenshlyGlobal has centered on the negotiations around a new global pandemic treaty at the WHO, examining the competing interests of wealthy and developing nations. She has also reported extensively on the silent crisis of antibiotic resistance, traveling to India and Kenya to document how agricultural antibiotic misuse is fueling superbugs. Her ongoing series on climate-sensitive diseases — including dengue, malaria, and cholera — explores how shifting weather patterns are redrawing the map of global health vulnerability, with a particular focus on community-led adaptation strategies in Bangladesh and Mozambique.