As Dr James Tibenderana says, funding is critical in overcoming the twin climate and health crises. Yet year after year, the UK fails to meet its finance commitments, plunging families on the frontlines deeper into suffering. Let's demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

Investment in health should not depend on which political party is in power. Health concerns all of us. This #UHCDay, we urge all governments to make #UniversalHealthCoverage and financial protection a national priority. 👉universalhealthcoverageday.org

The cost of accessing healthcare forces people to make impossible choices. Choices that no one should have to make. This #UHCDay, let's remind governments: financial protection for health is on you!

We can't talk about #UHC without talking about climate change. Vital #UHCDay reflections from our Director, Katie Husselby. ⤵️

#UHCDay from the heart of Parliament! 🔔 We were thrilled to attend the launch of our member Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)' brand new report: 'Advancing Universal Health Coverage through Health Partnerships'. Great to celebrate the mutual benefits these partnerships bring... 🧵

Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET) Andrew Mitchell Lucia Elaine Green Ben Simms Zimbabwe Life Project And great concluding remarks from Justin Ash, Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)' Chair of Trustees: “We’re celebrating something more powerful, a move towards a brighter future.”

Climate-induced floods devastated Hawa's home, causing the toilet to overflow with faeces. Her family now faces myriad health risks, from fungus to malaria, purely due to a crisis they did not create. Enough is enough. Let's demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

💡 Interested to learn more about the impacts of climate change on #UHC? Pages 12-13 of our 'Health Inequalities and Climate Change' paper cover that very topic. 📄 Have a read 👉bit.ly/49DqdwA

💬 "This targeting of humanitarian workers is not a case of random tragedy — it is a methodical attempt to thwart the world from seeing and responding to the tragedies unfolding." Mustafa Al-Soufi, Bond's Humanitarian Adviser ✍️ bond.org.uk/news/2024/12/s…

We agree with Smitha Sadasivan. Wealthy countries like the UK must pay for the damage they've caused. Now. Let's demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

📢 ICYMI: we wrote for The National about the need for rich countries to remove the climate burden from those least responsible. Read here 👇 thenational.scot/comment/248671…

📢 NEW: Our statement on US withdrawal from WHO

Global health requires global cooperation. Leaving the WHO undermines progress on health equity and the fight against pandemics, climate crises, and more. We echo Action for Global Health's statement and hope the UK government continue to support the vision for global equity! #GlobalHealth

Are you a journalist working on #GlobalHealth? Need a spokesperson for a breaking story? Want expert commentary, analysis and insight? Then look no further. Our network of almost 60 organisations contains the expertise you're looking for. Get in touch today. ⤵️

💬 "Development banks should be reducing inequality and poverty, yet their investments in private healthcare are worsening both." - Anna Marriott Read Oxfam International's full reaction to human rights abuses in World Bank hospitals below ⤵️ oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

📢 Our Director, Katie Husselby, on today's Government announcement that the UK aid budget will be cut to 0.3% to fund an increase in defence spending.

💬 "a destructive and dehumanising example of robbing Peter to pay Paul." Read our full statement 👉bit.ly/41xiaz6

💬 "The recent announcement will push us even further away from achieving the SDG of ending hunger by 2030" Sungna Lakhani of Results UK discusses the setbacks nutrition faces due to recent ODA cuts. #WorldHealthDay #NotInOurName

💬 "The cuts to ODA will only push people affected by NTDs further into poverty" Peter Waddup, CEO of The Leprosy Mission. #WorldHealthDay #NotInOurName

💡 “NCDs are the leading cause of death worldwide, yet remain under-prioritised. Prevention, early detection and care must be embedded in strong primary health systems.” – Louise McGrath, Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET). The UK must step up. ✍️ Add your voice: tinyurl.com/288a27w2 #LeadOnNCDs