Margaret Caffrey, Technical Director, Health Systems Strengthening, Global Health Partnerships International health workers are the backbone of the NHS, providing essential care to patients every day, right across the UK. The knowledge, skills, and experience of internationally trained doctors, nurses and midwives…
The UK Official Development Assistance programme allocations confirm that cuts to the aid budget will have a devastating impact on the health systems relied upon by the most vulnerable people around the world for their survival - systems already under…
Julia Hanne is the Communications Director at Global Policy Forum Europe (GPFE) and wrote this article for Options Consultancy Services Ltd. The world faces a hunger and malnutrition emergency. Its scale is the largest seen in nearly a decade as…
Katie Husselby, Network Director for Action for Global Health, said: “Today, the UK Government announced a 15% cut in its funding to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Whilst a significant pledge, this is a missed opportunity…
Action for Global Health were thrilled to see Minister Chapman championing the urgency and importance of tackling non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the United Nations today. NCDs now cause three out of four deaths worldwide and today’s High-Level Meeting is a…
Cary James is CEO of World Hepatitis Alliance, an international network of over 400 organisations working in more than 120 countries towards the goal of eliminating hepatitis by 2030. Every year on July 28, World Hepatitis Day serves as a…
Africa must take action to build resilience, self-reliance, and self-determination for its health future Dr. Meshack Ndirangu Wanjuki, Country Director – Amref Health Africa in Kenya The volte-face in foreign aid at the start of 2025 was shocking in its…
Sunit Bagree is Senior Policy Advocacy Officer at Results UK. This blog post is jointly published by Action for Global Health and the International Parliamentary Network for Education. There is no escaping the fact that the Sustainable Development Goals are…
This is a guest post from Malaria Consortium, an international non-profit organisation specialising in the comprehensive control of malaria and other communicable diseases – particularly those affecting children under five. One patient, in particular has, stuck with Saidat Usman. A woman…
Immunisation and nutrition integration (INI) was a prominent theme at the Nutrition for Growth Summit in Paris last week. What is it, and why do we think it is an important advocacy opportunity to increase spending on nutrition programmes? In…