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Health Poverty Action

At Health Poverty Action we see health as not just a medical challenge, but a fundamental issue of justice and human rights. We believe that where you are born should not determine your right to health. We therefore prioritise populations missed out by others across Africa, Asia and Latin America to improve health and challenge the causes of poverty.

www.healthpovertyaction.org/ Fundraise for us
k.douglas@healthpovertyaction.org

0207 840 3760

Registered charity no. 290535

Member since December 2018

About us

We believe health for all is a right not a privilege. A right denied to many. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Health Poverty Action acts in solidarity with health workers, activists & communities worldwide to improve health and challenge the causes of poverty. When we stand together, we are all powerful.

We do this in three ways:

We approach health as an issue of social justice We recognise that the greatest causes of poor health worldwide are political, social and economic injustices. This is a global scandal which causes unnecessary suffering on a massive scale. That is why we tackle the root causes of poor health as well as the symptoms, and why our name is Health Poverty Action.

We prioritise those missed out by others Development organisations tend to cluster together which leaves large populations with almost no support at all. People may be living in hard to reach areas, or are difficult to support for some other reason. We make these most neglected populations our highest priority.

We address the full range of factors which impact on health As well as strengthening health services we work on areas such as nutrition, water, sanitation, immunisation, and income generation. Tackling one cause of poor health in isolation can give the appearance of improving health, but in reality might do little more than change the cause of death. Tackling numerous factors together saves lives.

THE IMPACT YOUR MONEY COULD HAVE…

£5 could cover the cost of fuel for community workers to visit remote communities to provide support and information around mental wellbeing.

£10 could help to run a weekly radio show about maternal health, allowing women in remote areas of Namibia to receive the health education they need to keep themselves safe.

£15 could provide fuel for an ambulance to get women to hospital in remote parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somaliland.

£22 could pay for one radio broadcast to raise awareness of health issues and wellbeing in a rural community.

£32 could provide 20 megaphones to share stigma-busting messages about mental health throughout communities.