Context and analysis Vertical and horizontal funding for health Date posted: 10th May, 2018 Are disease-specific interventions helping us reach health for all? Health systems ODA budget Sustainable systems
HPA in action The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives Date posted: 25th April, 2018 On the 16th April, we held an event in London called “The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives”. Global inequalities Health systems People's Health Movement
Context and analysis Climate change and health Date posted: 22nd April, 2018 Climate change poses huge threats to the sustainability of the environmental resources we all depend on. It also threatens human health and could increase social instability. Global inequalities Health systems Planetary health
Context and analysis Malaria: Prevention and treatment Date posted: 20th April, 2018 Although it kills nearly one million people every year, malaria is preventable and curable. Health systems Malaria
HPA in action Introducing our As One partners! Date posted: 9th April, 2018 Read about our As One campaign and our brilliant partners! Community and events
News and updates Response to the Labour Party policy paper: A World for the Many Date posted: 26th March, 2018 Health Poverty Action warmly welcomes the Labour Party’s policy paper A World for the Many, launched today Monday 26 March Current events UK
Context and analysis Key facts: tuberculosis Date posted: 24th March, 2018 What is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis, or TB, is a contagious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). It usually destroys the lungs, but can also affect any other organ in the body. Common symptoms include coughing, loss of weight, fever and night sweats, tiredness and loss of appetite. A vaccine for TB has been […]
Context and analysis Neglected tropical diseases Date posted: 28th February, 2018 Neglected tropical diseases affect 1.4 billion people in the world’s poorest countries, but they could be safely and cheaply treated Advocacy
Context and analysis Tax and trade rules Date posted: 25th February, 2018 Health systems across the Global South are short of cash. Yet the rules of the tax and trade systems are taking resources away from healthcare. Global inequalities Health systems Policy and campaigns
HPA in action What does ‘social justice’ mean to you? Date posted: 20th February, 2018 Today is the World Day of Social Justice. An opportunity to focus our attention on efforts to tackle the many injustices persisting across the world. Advocacy Global inequalities
