Stephanie Nolen,

Stephanie Nolen is a global health reporter for The New York Times. She covers access to medicines and health care, and the systems and structures that determine that access globally. She tracks progress against infectious diseases, including HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and Covid-19 as well as noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer. Stephanie has been writing about health and other development issues in the global south for 30 years. She was a correspondent in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America before focusing exclusively on health reporting. She has reported from over 80 countries, including a dozen war zones, and her work has been recognized by several prizes including eight National Newspaper Awards in Canada, seven Amnesty International Media Awards, and the PEN Courage Award. Stephanie holds an honors bachelor of journalism degree from the University of King's College and a master's degree in development studies from the London School of Economics. She has no formal training in epidemiology or other sciences she uses in her work, which means she has to work hard to grasp complexities, and that helps when it comes time to explain them to readers. Her background as a Canadian with universal health care gives her a critical lens on the way health care works as an industry. Stephanie is committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in The New York Times' Ethical Journalism Handbook. She follows the principle of 'go there,' trying to hear directly from people affected by disease outbreaks or lack of access to healthcare. She speaks French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic and can muddle along in several other languages which helps with accuracy and building trust with interviewees. Stephanie rigorously cross-checks what experts have to say and does not accept gifts or payments from any organization she might cover. She protects sources. As a reporter who often writes about vulnerable people and fragile places, she takes extra care to explain the reporting process and obtain consent from her interviewees. You can contact Stephanie via email at stephanie.nolen@nytimes.com.