Punishing poverty – how the failed ‘war on drugs’ harms vulnerable communities
Read about how the failed ‘war on drugs’ causes a vicious cycle of poverty around the world
Policy reports
Explore our latest reports
Explore our policy reports below on drug policy, the root causes of poor health including how trade impacts on health, and health systems.
Drug Policy
Cannabis: Regulate it. Tax it. Support the NHS. Promote public health
Read our report calling for a regulated cannabis market to support public health
Building a 21st Century Approach to Drugs
The so called ’war on drugs’ is collapsing. Read our recommendations on how we can build the alternative
Drug Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals
Briefing paper on why drug policy reform is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Drug Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals in Spanish
You can also read our briefing on why drug policy reform is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Spanish
Casualties of War: How the War on Drugs is harming the world’s poorest
A report exploring how the War on Drugs is driving global poverty and inequality
Root Causes
Changing Track: Putting people before corporations
Every year, governments are diverting $1 trillion dollars away from people and public services into the hands of big companies. Our briefing outlines why we need to put people before corporations
The Alternatives
Read our new report exploring the alternative approaches that are helping people to lead a life in full
Reclaiming Internationalism
We must ensure that we look beyond Britain’s borders to build a world which works for the many, not the few
Africa’s billion dollar losses
Read our second Honest Accounts report showing updated figures on how the rest of the world is extracting wealth from countries in Africa
Honest Accounts 2014
Read our first Honest Accounts report showing how the rest of the world is extracting wealth from countries in Africa
Health and Taxation
Read our briefings on how taxation can be used to raise much needed revenues for health systems across the Global South
Trade
Health and Trade
Read our briefing on how current trade policies undermine the right to health
Trading up for Health
Read our new report about the risks post-Brexit trade deals could have on our health and the alternatives that could help avoid them
Health Systems
Healthy Revenues: How the extractives industry can support Universal Health Coverage in Sierra Leone
A report about how greater tax revenue from the extractives industry in Sierra Leone can help to fund healthcare
Aid in Reverse: The UK’s responsibility to address the health workforce crisis
A short briefing based on The Health Worker Crisis report
Killing us with hunger: Indigenous perspectives on nutrition, food aid and food sovereignty in the central Amazon of Peru
This report looks at the problems with food aid in Peru, and how to work towards a food sovereignty solution
Every mother counts: Reporting data by ethnicity
This report examines the lack of statistical information around the health outcomes of women from indigenous and other marginalised ethnic and cultural groups within developing countries.
Indigenous Women’s Maternal Health and Maternal Mortality
A fact sheet on indigenous women’s maternal health commissioned by UNFPA and written by Health Poverty Action and Minority Rights Group
