Global health

Tom Bashford at Cambridge Global Health Partnerships explores how well-placed partnerships can drive the systems change needed to increase access to emergency care.

Camila Consolmagno at Save the Children UK and Bea Coates at the International Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS) argue why investing in global health security overseas is the only way to guarantee security at home.

Aneurin, the UK government UN Youth Delegate, argues that the world cannot wait for leaders to wake-up – protecting and furthering sexual and reproductive rights starts with us all.

This May, an outbreak of Ebola was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has since spread to Uganda. Exacerbated by ongoing humanitarian crises and ODA cuts, it carries a high risk of spreading beyond borders. How are Bond members responding?

Global health is in crisis. As two major international health conferences take place, now is the time for the UK to embrace a different model which recognises the mutual benefits of engaging with other health systems and workforces.

The NHS relies on internationally trained staff, and will do so for the foreseeable future. Ben Simms at Global Health Partnerships argues that the UK government needs to match the benefits it gains with meaningful support for the health systems it recruits from.

As today marks international Human Rights Day, it is a moment to reflect on the commitments made to uphold the rights and dignity of all people. Among some of the most urgent of these injustices is Female genital mutilation, a practice that affects 230 million girls and women worldwide.

This World AIDS Day, we are reminded that the possibility of ending AIDS has never been so close. But it is not inevitable. The next step depends on continued action, collaboration, and strengthened political will from the UK and other governments around the world.