The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives
Date posted: 25th April, 2018On the 16th April, we held an event in London called “The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives”.
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Well done to our 2018 London Marathon Team!
Date posted: 23rd April, 2018Thank you to the incredible Health Poverty Action & Find Your Feet runners for the London Marathon 2018!
Climate change and health
Date posted: 22nd April, 2018Climate 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.
Malaria: Prevention and treatment
Date posted: 20th April, 2018Although it kills nearly one million people every year, malaria is preventable and curable.
Introducing our As One partners!
Date posted: 9th April, 2018Read about our As One campaign and our brilliant partners!
Response to the Labour Party policy paper: A World for the Many
Date posted: 26th March, 2018Health Poverty Action warmly welcomes the Labour Party’s policy paper A World for the Many, launched today Monday 26 March
Key facts: tuberculosis
Date posted: 24th March, 2018What 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 […]
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.
