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 inequalities, and we offer solutions to the …

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The cycle of poverty and poor health Health Poverty Action

WEB• Developing country governments must put a greater priority on health and address the need for equitable, universal health coverage. • Addressing the factors that sustain the …

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Essentials for health Health Poverty Action

WEBPoverty and environmental factors have been identified by the WHO as root causes of a significant burden of death, disease and disability in many parts of the world. These elements include hazards in the home or the …

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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 systems Health Poverty Action

WEBA health system is the way in which all health services are provided. From how they are financed to the workforce, facilities and supplies available, a strong health system will ensure that everyone is able to access high …

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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 should be a core part of the services …

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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 which throws up a gender imbalance: …

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Disease prevention Health Poverty Action

WEBDisease prevention. Communicable or vector-borne diseases can be blamed for a gap in life expectancy, between the richest and poorest communities in the world, of nearly 40 years. – WHO. Many poorer …

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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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Women & girls Health Poverty Action

WEBWomen & girls are disproportionately impacted by poverty. For a society to truly be healthy and prosperous, all members of that society must have equal rights. And yet in so many places around the world, patriarchal …

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Social determinants Health Poverty Action

WEBA multitude of different social, economic and cultural factors determine a person’s health. This means that people living in the same community, or people of the same age but …

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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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Maternal & child health Health Poverty Action

WEBAt Health Poverty Action we believe maternal health is particularly important because of the far-reaching impacts it has on families and communities. Not only does access to …

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Water & sanitation Health Poverty Action

WEBClean water, basic toilets and good hygiene practices are essential for the survival and development of children. Today, the UN estimate there are around 2.4 billion people …

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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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Mental illness is a global problem: we need a global response

WEBMental illness is a global problem. More than 300 million people, 4.4% of the world’s population, suffer from depression.These alarming figures reflect the wider prevalence of …

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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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Power & politics Health Poverty Action

WEBPower and politics have a crucial impact on health around the world. Power and politics are at the heart of health. The way the world is shaped by those in power results in the …

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Vertical and horizontal funding for health Health Poverty Action

WEBSome people argue that vertical initiatives risk diverting attention from, or even undermining, broader health systems established to prevent and treat all forms of poor health. It is …

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How Poverty Is Created Health Poverty Action

WEBAt Health Poverty Action, we believe talking about how poverty is created is so important if we actually want to solve poverty and create a world where everyone has the right to …

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