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We see health differently. We do what’s needed, not what’s easiest, to stop health being denied. www.healthpovertyaction.org

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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist intimidation and hostility. Alongside 183 organisations, we are calling on the UK government to take urgent action and make concrete steps to put a stop to escalating racist violence and intimidation. www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/racia...
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Statement on the escalation in racist violence
Amnesty International UK are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation, and we are calling on the UK government to act immediately.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Many communities we work alongside in Somaliland have been displaced by conflict, leaving people separated from their homes and livelihoods. Since 1991, we've worked with local health workers and community leaders to improve access to healthcare, protect rights, and support healthier communities.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We joined over 50 organisations to urge the PM to rethink the UK's growing military spending and to commit to a "future in which it nurtures the skills, capacities and institutions required to build lasting and just peace, and stability in an uncertain world", ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
We are so excited to be working with The Innovation to expand their Rise in Our Roots programme. Rising divisions between marginalised communities in the UK is a growing crisis.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
It's a London Marathon Double!! Two days. One event. 100,000 people. Take on the 2027 London Marathon in support of Health Poverty Action. Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April 2027 Register now: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
There is more that connects us than divides us. We know that real change starts with everyday moments of collective hope that keep us striving for justice. That’s why we’re proud to stand alongside hundreds of organisations, as part of the campaign for a more hopeful future: A Million Acts of Hope
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
1/ In the remote Western Highlands of Guatemala, the biggest barrier to safe birth isn’t always distance. It’s whether a woman trusts the people who are supposed to care for her during her pregnancy and labour. 🧵
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In 2027, it's your turn to be part of something bigger: the struggle for health justice! Applications to join #teamHPA for next year's #TCSLondonMarathon are now open 🎊 Apply today and tell us why you want to run for Health Poverty Action in 2027! www.healthpovertyaction.org/take-action-...
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TCS London Marathon | Health Poverty Action
Run with Team HPA in the London Marathon
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
What a day at the London Marathon! 🎉 #TeamHPA ran with incredible strength and spirit 💚 Thanks to our amazing runners, we’ve already raised £80,000 to support health justice. It’s not too late... donate today and help us go even further! 2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/ccp/4f67b/20...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Indigenous women are significantly less likely to benefit from services and have worse maternal health outcomes. The reasons for this are multifactorial; the complex web of intersecting factors creates many barriers between indigenous women and girls and their right to health.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We are proud to announce that Health Poverty Action is part of @togetheralliance.bsky.social Across the UK and globally, the far right is spreading narratives of hate. These narratives people for crises they did not create. But scapegoating does nothing to fix what is broken. (1/🧵)
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
As #Ramadan begins, predominantly Muslim communities in #ManderaCounty, Kenya, are facing one of the worst droughts in living memory. 335,000+ people are struggling to access food and water. Livestock are dying. Malnutrition is rising. We’re sharing a video from our colleague, Ahmed, in Mandera
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Are you ready to run? This is our final call to join #teamHPA for the London Marathon on 26th April 2026. Sign up now to secure your place and support Health Poverty Action! 👇️👇️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
93 INGO leaders have issued a joint call on the UK gov to reverse cuts to ODA, put poverty reduction at the heart of its development agenda, and make the global system fair for all Read more👇 bond.org.uk/press-releases/2026/02/one-year-since-uk-aid-cuts-93-ingo-leaders-highlight-devastating-impact/
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One year since UK aid cuts, 93 INGO leaders highlight devastating impact | Bond
One year on from the UK aid cuts, the UK INGO sector has issued a joint statement, reflecting on the devastating consequences of the cuts and calling on
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of David Legge. David was a health activist, and co-founder of the People’s Health Movement. He shaped the way activists and organisations like us understand health. We honour his life by reaffirming our commitment to the principles he stood for
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Since 7/12, fighting along the Cambodia–Thailand border has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in northwest Cambodia. Health Poverty Action is responding in Takong commune, Malai district, Banteay Meanchey, where thousands of families are sheltering.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
This year's Health In Action is OUT NOW. We talk solidarity with the People's Health Movement and health workers in Gaza; the impact of emigration to the USA in Guatemala; and recap our work on drug policy and global solidarity narratives. Read here: www.healthpovertyaction.org/wp-content/u...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
What do YOU think about migration? As our 'A World on the Move' appeal looks at the impact of migration on communities globally, we're keen to understand what people think about migration. Please complete our short survey here: www.healthpovertyaction.org/migration-su...
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Migration Survey | Health Poverty Action
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Join us tomorrow for the launch of the 'From Forest to Dust' report at #COP30. We'll be joined by local partners and researchers. @fogocruzado.org.br, Iniciativa Negra, Inst Mãe Crioula, Inst Fogo Cruzado, Observatório do Marajó, FOCLIMAX, Coletivo Sapato Preto, Coletivo LGBTQIA+ Abaetetuba
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We are proud to be putting drug policy on the agenda at #COP30!
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Next week, #COP30 - the largest gathering for #ClimateJustice - kicks off in Belém, Brazil! But before we head there, here’s what’s been happening in the run-up:
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
From London to Chicago, our running community goes global! 🌎 Join Health Poverty Action for the 2026 Chicago Marathon, one of the world’s most iconic races. Run for health, equity, and lasting change. Apply: consoles.realbuzz.com/charity/heal...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
OUT NOW: From Forest to Dust Ahead of COP30, which will take place in Brazil’s Amazon region, Health Poverty Action and partners have released From Forest to Dust: a landmark report developed through the collaboration of experts from Brazil and Colombia www.reformrestorerecover.org/s/20251028_F...
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Martin Drewry @martindrewry.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Very powerful. 👏🏻👏🏻 www.bond.org.uk/news/2025/10...
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Beyond solidarity: five years on, will our sector live its anti-racism values?  | Bond
Five years have passed since the murder of George Floyd forced a global reckoning with racism. Yet in the UK international development sector, the question “what has changed?” still lands heavily, oft...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
@undp.org's new paper illustrates how drug policy reform could advance global health, strengthen governance, and support sustainable development, but only if marginalised communities and environmental impacts are given due attention. Read it here: www.undp.org/publications...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This week, the @undp.org affirmed "It is inconceivable to envision the successful realization of our global goals without devising and implementing sustainable solutions to drug-related challenges." Now it is more critical than ever that the Development sector place drug policy on their agenda.
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Martin Drewry @martindrewry.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
We need to build solidarity across borders - between all those the global elite and far right work to divide. This idea - Global Public Investment (GPI) - is an important part of it I think... youtu.be/BP0iFv_Ec7U?... @globpubinvnet.bsky.social
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The Birth of Global Public Investment. Mutual interest and mutuality in international public finance
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
In our webinar, Boyan, @undp.org policy specialist, told us, "drug-related matters and drug policy matters are ... fundamentally a development challenge, but also an opportunity". Are we, as a sector, really exploring those opportunities? Full webinar here: www.youtube.com/live/yTcqSNQ...
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The Legal Regulation of Drugs: A Call to the Development Sector
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International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) @ictdtax.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
How does drug policy relate to development and taxation? 👇 Joining @healthpoverty.bsky.social's webinar this Wednesday, our Research Fellow @maxgallien.bsky.social will speak on what opportunities fair taxation of regulated drug markets can offer. Register here: ow.ly/yzuu50WSZHj #TaxExperts
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Drug Regulation webinar September 10th | Health Poverty Action
Drug Reform is coming - it is time for the Development sector to prepare and seize its opportunities.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
JOIN OUR WEBINAR: The Legal Regulation of Drugs: A Call to the Development Sector. 10th September, 6pm BST / 12pm CT Join HPA and @theprogressivemag.bsky.social to discuss why drug policy reform matters for Development. Info & reg: www.healthpovertyaction.org/news-events/...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
“We need to repeal prohibition and transition the coca and cocaine trade into a new regulated and legal economy where ecological harm reduction is applied throughout,” we spoke to Mattha Busby about the devastating impact of prohibition on the planet. Learn more here 👇 atmos.earth/the-surprisi...
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The Surprising Climate Effect of Legalizing Cocaine | Atmos
The war on drugs has created an illegal cocaine market responsible for the degradation of the Amazon and the rights of Indigenous people.
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Martin Drewry @martindrewry.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
#genderjustice Gender Mainstreaming - what is it and what have we learnt? New report... please help circulate... gadnetwork.org/gadn-resourc...
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Gender Mainstreaming - what is it and what have we learnt? — Gender and Development Network
August 2025 Briefing: This briefing responds to the UK International Development Minister’s intention to mainstream gender throughout the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) foll...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
"The USAID freeze has reversed decades of gains and progress in health", what can we do now? While continuing our decade long mission to change the narrative and reimagine "aid", we must also raise funds to support our work NOW more than ever.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
We stand with orgs and activists to oppose proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist org. "If Palestine Action spraying red paint is terrorism, were the people living with HIV who sprayed paint on the walls of pharmaceutical companies demanding fair access to lifesaving treatment terrorists?"
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Last week we joined leading drug policy and harm reduction organisations, activists and colleagues for the 10th anniversary of @anyoneschild.bsky.social lobby of parliament. With the Anyone's Child families, we called the gov to reform UK drug policies, which continue to harm people & our planet.
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Legal drug regulation has the potential to be a seismic step for global public health: an opportunity to redress the harms drug prohibition, and recentre public health as a priority. Our next briefing on #LegalRegulation highlights the global public health opportunities of #DrugReform 🧵Here’s how…
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🚨BRIEFING🚨 Q: How can we make sure legal regulation of drugs delivers on its promise for global justice? A: By bringing the #TaxJustice movement into the conversation. Why do we need the tax justice sector on board to achieve fair, restorative #DrugReforms? 🧵
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Canadian Drug Policy Coalition @candrugpolicy.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
New from @healthpoverty.bsky.social : Legal drug regulation can advance global justice — if built on equity, sustainability & community leadership. The report maps 9 ways reform can shift power: trade, tax, Indigenous rights, climate justice & more. 🔗 www.healthpovertyaction.org/the-legal-re...
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The Legal Regulation of Drugs: The Potential to Deliver Global Justice | Health Poverty Action
We are currently witnessing the beginning of the end of drug prohibition, with alternatives such as harm reduction, decriminalization, and legal regulation of cannabis, cocaine, psychedelics, ketamine...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
We are at the #HarmReductionInternational conference in #Bogotá, Colombia. Our collaborative interactive installation aims to reimagine #DrugPolicy through an ecological harm reduction lens. Asking the question 'What could drug policy look like if everyone has a seat at the decision making table?'
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
We joined forces with refugee groups and 107 bond UK members to call on the government to end expensive contracts for housing asylum seekers in favour of more appropriate and cost-effective housing options. The savings should be used to restore funding to the ODA budget. Why? Read here 👇
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UK aid in 2024 – provisional statistics show the need for reducing asylum costs amidst cuts to the aid budget | Bond
Following announced cuts to Official Development Assistance by the government, what can the provisional UK aid stats from 2024 tell us about the pressures that will be placed on a significantly reduce...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
📢 How could the legal regulation of drugs deliver #TradeJustice? A legally regulated market, if rooted in principles of transitional justice, could give people the opportunity to produce and trade drugs without fear, earn decent wages, and support sustainable economic growth. #DrugPolicyReform 🧵
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
❗❗Invite your network... This webinar is for health justice advocates worldwide. The People’s Health Movement have just launched their policy brief on Public Pharma, calling for a people-centred, state-led model for the research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of health technologies.🧵
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Together with @tradejusticemov.bsky.social, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social, @transform-trade.org, Results UK, and STOPAIDS we wrote to the UK Gov this week to raise concerns about the potential impact of this new trade deal on access to medicines 👇🏼 www.healthpovertyaction.org/wp-content/u...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
This is a great summary of why the Trump #tariffs are hurting the poorest countries the most... - coming on top of all the aid cuts
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We think this is an idea whose time has come! Be sure to know about GPI... Great summary here.
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International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) @idpc.net · 18/03/2025
#CND68 #CND2025 makes a turning point in history by deciding to create a panel of independent experts to review the global drug policy 'machinery'. Read our analysis of what this truly means!
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CND68: Historic vote initiates overdue review of UN drug control “machinery”
Against a backdrop of global turmoil and multilateral rupture, the 68th session of the CND marked a turning point in the history of global drug policy by deciding to create a panel of independent expe...
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
These new papers highlight the opportunities and risks through facts, figures, quotes and case studies from around the world to show how #DrugReforms must deliver #GlobalJustice. #CND68 www.healthpovertyaction.org/the-legal-re...
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The Legal Regulation of Drugs: The Potential to Deliver Global Justice | Health Poverty Action
We are currently witnessing the beginning of the end of drug prohibition, with alternatives such as harm reduction, decriminalization, and legal regulation of cannabis, cocaine, psychedelics, ketamine...
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SteveRolles @steverolles.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
UN CND day 1 THREAD🧵 I'm representing @Transformdrugs at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna this week #CND68. Watch this CND primer video from @IDPCnet www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAJ3... Ill be live-posting as much as possible, here & on X(sorry) @stevetransform 1/
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The end of #DrugProhibition is an opportunity to deliver #GlobalJustice. We in the Global Justice sector must ensure that this is on the #DrugRegulation agenda. How? By putting them on our own agenda. #CND68
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Health Poverty Action @healthpoverty.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
#DrugProhibition failed. Reforms are happening now. The question is: who will shape what comes next? What will emerging drug regulation promote? Profit? Corporations? OR #GlobalJustice? www.healthpovertyaction.org/news-events/...
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OUT NOW: The Legal Regulation of Drugs: The Potential to Deliver Global Justice | Health Poverty Action
For the first time ever, key principles for drug reform have been set out across 9 key issues of global justice.
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