Over the last 20 years there has been enormous progress made in the fight against malaria. In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) detailed in their World Malaria Report that 7.6 million lives have been saved since 2000 and 1.5 billion cases averted. Twenty-one countries have eliminated malaria over the…
The Government’s announcement of significant cuts to overseas development aid is a severe blow to the world’s most marginalised communities already unable to access essential health care around the world. As a network of organisations dedicated to improving health and wellbeing in many of…
These Action for Global Health recommendations were originally collated for the C7 briefing, ‘A transformative agenda for the G7’, which can be found on the Bond website. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to more than 2 million deaths globally. The…
Over recent decades there has been enormous progress made for women worldwide especially in regards to maternal, sexual and reproductive health with overall higher life expectancy. According to a recent report by UNICEF, maternal deaths as a share of live births have fallen by an incredible 44% since 1990 and by even more…
The resourcing – or lack of it – for global health is an ongoing and increasingly urgent concern. There has been a steady decline in overseas development assistance (ODA) for health over a number of years and, even within this…
This is a guest post from Amy Jackson, Technical Advisor at Options - an international development consultancy delivering innovative solutions to some of the world's most complex health challenges. Last month, I listened to a radio programme during which listeners…
Today, the one-year Spending Review saw the Chancellor announce that the proportion the UK spends on aid will decrease from 0.7% of gross national income (GNI) to 0.5%. It is devastating that the UK Government is making a U-turn on…
