World Health Organization
Reporting on the world’s biggest killers: a journalist’s guide to covering noncommunicable diseases
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08 Oct 2025
This policy brief highlights urbanization as a driver of the noncommunicable disease (NCD) epidemic. It points out that cost-effective initiatives at municipal and local level can prevent NCDs while delivering wider societal benefits.
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