Action for Global Health calls for an emergency response following the US Government’s alarming Executive Orders – including the withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), the freeze on USAID spending and the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule –…
As we look back on World Leprosy Day (26 January) and ahead to World Neglected Tropical Disease Day (30 January), we call for more global commitment to end to these terrible diseases. In 2023, 182,815 people were diagnosed with leprosy,…
Trigger warning: this article contains discussion of rape and sexual violence. In February 2024, Malawi's Daily Times published an article about the death of a 16-year-old girl. The details reported were that she had been raped by a Kabaza (motorcycle…
Action for Global Health (AfGH) is a network of 55 organisations collaborating and advocating for a world where health equity is achieved globally. Our Steering Committee – made up of representatives from 8 of our member organisations – guides us…
Delivering health for all requires a commitment to individual health rights, including the right to choose a service or product that is accessible, culturally acceptable and of high-quality. This guest blog by Options, an Action for Global Health member, shares…
Action for Global Health is delighted to launch its new #HealthyFutures Universal Health Coverage Campaign! We’re calling on the UK Government to make the right to health #TrulyUniversal. Health is a universal right. But across the globe, millions of people…
The Action for Global Health Network was thrilled to launch its 'Global Health Charity Show' on UK Health Radio in March this year, a monthly global health education and information radio show. Each month a different health-related charity or organisation from…
The Action for Global Health Network was thrilled to launch its 'Global Health Charity Show' on UK Health Radio in March this year, a monthly global health education and information radio show. Each month a different health-related charity or organisation from…
Action for Global Health is delighted to launch its new #HealthyFutures Climate Change Campaign! We’re calling on the UK government to make health systems work for people and the planet. 2023 has seen the climate crisis spiral further out of…
Action for Global Health welcomes today’s publication of the UK’s Global Health Framework, which signals renewed political support and ambitious aims for the UK’s work on global health. The cross-departmental implementation of the framework and alignment with other relevant strategies…