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Well done and thank you Nightrider cyclists

Health Poverty Action — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:33:04 +0000

In the early hours of Sunday morning (9th June), around 4,000 people cycled the London Nightrider. Among them were 9 fantastic cyclists for Health Poverty Action. Nightrider is a unique 100km moonlit cycle ride around London, past many of the [...]

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A response to the Post 2015 development framework

Health Poverty Action — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:01:30 +0000

Yesterday a report on the new framework for international development to replace the Millennium Development Goals was published. This is how Health Poverty Action responded. Martin Drewry, Director, Health Poverty Action, comments: “The panel’s failure to nail down genuine, measurable [...]

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The Truth About Global Health

Health Poverty Action — Tue, 28 May 2013 11:47:37 +0000

Martin Drewry, Director of Health Poverty Action, blogs: As the World Health Assembly draws to a close and the great and the good in global health head home, it’s time to focus on some truths about health. 1. Technology is [...]

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Tackling Teenage Pregnancy in Sierra Leone

Health Poverty Action — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:18 +0000

Teenage pregnancy is very common in Sierra Leone, contributing to one third of all pregnancies in the country. Health Poverty Action is working with women in Sierra Leone to help improve maternal health. At a recent event, the National Teenage [...]

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Using Poetry and Drama to Educate About Sexual Health in Ethiopia

Health Poverty Action — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:36:26 +0000

Youth clubs in the Bale Lowlands are using poetry and drama to educate local children about sexual and family planning issues. Sexually transmitted illnesses are a major problem in Ethiopia; many people are particularly at risk to HIV and AIDs. [...]

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Live Below the Line challenge

Health Poverty Action — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:18:49 +0000

Blog written by Hester Enthoven Live Below the Line is an awareness raising and fundraising campaign set up by the Global Poverty Project that’s making a huge difference in the fight against extreme poverty. The campaign challenges individuals to live [...]

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Thank you marathon runners!

Health Poverty Action — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:15:33 +0000

At Health Poverty Action we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in the London marathon yesterday. As those of you in our running team know, there are millions of people who don’t have access [...]

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The Global Movement for Health: Nicaragua

Health Poverty Action — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:03:16 +0000

An update on the global movement for health in Nicaragua from Juan Antonio Herrera Urbina. I work with indigenous Miskito and Mayangna people in the Autonomous Region of the North Atlantic (RAAN). Here over half of all women have been [...]

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Doctor’s actor raises money for doctors around the world

Health Poverty Action — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:28:35 +0000

At Health Poverty Action we’re very excited that the actor Michael McKell is running the London marathon to raise money for us on Sunday. You may recognise Michael from the television programme Doctors, set in Birmingham, but this Sunday he’ll [...]

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Standing up for health rights in Namibia

Health Poverty Action — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:40:32 +0000

This is Maria Musangu. She asks customers in her shop to take a free condom, even though some of her neighbours believe condoms are part of a plot to wipe out their ethnic group. Maria is one of the San [...]

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