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Neglected tropical diseases
Date posted: 28th February, 2018Neglected tropical diseases affect 1.4 billion people in the world’s poorest countries, but they could be safely and cheaply treated
Tax and trade rules
Date posted: 25th February, 2018Health systems across the Global South are short of cash. Yet the rules of the tax and trade systems are taking resources away from healthcare.
What does ‘social justice’ mean to you?
Date posted: 20th February, 2018Today is the World Day of Social Justice. An opportunity to focus our attention on efforts to tackle the many injustices persisting across the world.
Laying the foundations for a healthier world
Date posted: 30th January, 2018Wherever we live, we want similar things. To live peaceful lives in a supportive community, have access to health care for our families when we are sick, and an education for our children that gives them a solid foundation for their futures.
Key Facts: Poverty and Poor Health
Date posted: 10th January, 2018Poverty and poor health worldwide are inextricably linked.
Oh I wish it could be HPA Choirs for Change every day!! When the kids start singing and the band begins to play…
Date posted: 21st December, 2017And so we come to the end of our carolling season. 15 exhausting days…. and we weren’t even singing!
From Derby to Peckham Rye. No, it’s not a folk song – it’s a tale of intrepid Choirs for Change!
Date posted: 18th December, 2017This week saw 31 wonderful groups of singers brave the wintry temperatures, and sing out in support of health justice!
Choirs for Change School Concert
Date posted: 18th December, 2017An enormous thank you to Ms Nicholls, Mr Meryon and Putney High School for hosting our first ever ‘Choirs for Change Concert’
UHC financing and the structural causes of poverty
Date posted: 13th December, 2017How can we turn ‘Universal Health Coverage’ (UHC) into reality?
