Healthpovertyaction.org

Health Poverty Action

WEBWe tackle unfair power structures to challenge the real root causes of poverty & ill health. We work alongside affected communities and activist groups to expose global …

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Food & nutrition Health Poverty Action

WEBThe prevalence of malnutrition worldwide is staggering. Globally, 2 billion people suffer from malnutrition in one form or another. ‘Food and Nutrition’ is another essential for health …

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About Us Health Poverty Action

WEBBy seeing health differently, and its links to poverty, we can build a healthier future. At Health Poverty Action, we work alongside ignored communities worldwide who refuse to …

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Health Heroes Health Poverty Action

WEBThese people work tirelessly to bring about change – improving their people’s health, and fighting poverty. They achieve inspiring things. We call them Health Heroes. Health …

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The People’s Health Movement Health Poverty Action

WEBHealth Poverty Action is part of a global movement. In 1978, health campaigners worldwide achieved a major breakthrough at the UN Alma-Ata Conference on Primary Health …

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Publications Health Poverty Action

WEBExplore our publications below on the root causes of poor health, drug policy through a development lens, how we can communicate more effectively about the root causes of …

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Mental health Health Poverty Action

WEBAt Health Poverty Action, we believe in a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, which includes ensuring emotional and social wellbeing. We believe mental health services …

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What we do Health Poverty Action

WEBWhat we do. Health for all is a right not a privilege – a right denied to many by a global system stacked against them. It doesn’t have to be this way. Health Poverty Action acts …

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Health systems Health Poverty Action

WEBUnderfunded and under-resourced health systems are a result of power imbalances between governments and powerful Western actors who have imposed policy reforms …

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Health education Health Poverty Action

WEBThe very basic steps towards health education are taught to many of us at a very early stage in life, such as hand-washing. For many people, that education is often simply not …

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Our history Health Poverty Action

WEBThe responses were overwhelming. Doctors, nurses and development workers assembled to become the first Health Poverty Action staff (then known as Health Unlimited) and set …

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Maternal & child health Health Poverty Action

WEBEvery child deserves to have a healthy start in life, and every mother should have access to quality healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth. The birth of a new child should be a …

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Essentials for health Health Poverty Action

WEBNo one part of the ‘Essentials’ for health identified here is a single solution. On the most basic level, these are the building blocks for good health and support our belief in a …

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Where we work Health Poverty Action

WEBBe part of the global movement for better health. We work together with health workers, communities and activists across 15 countries to improve health and challenge the …

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From colonialism to neoliberalism Health Poverty Action

WEBRicher countries have exerted power over others for many years, going back to the late 1800s and the “Scramble for Africa”. But even post colonialism, powerful countries have …

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Our team Health Poverty Action

WEBThe Health Poverty Action governing body is made up of voluntary trustees. They delegate management of the organisation to the Director, but the trustees remain ultimately …

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Livelihoods Health Poverty Action

WEBLivelihoods. Livelihood is defined as ‘a means of securing the necessities of life’. It is a vital part of the work that we do to secure a ‘holistic’ solution to health. In all places, a …

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