Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases

World Health Organization

08 Oct 2025

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases

Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases, a new publication from WHO that is packed with data, investigative hooks, and surprising angles on the world’s leading killers: cancer, heart disease, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases. With contributions from journalists across every region, the guide captures the stories, challenges and opportunities of reporting on noncommunicable diseases and what is causing them.