One year ago, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health. So one year on, what’s been done and what still has to be done? According to the secretary general, we are delivering “on all fronts”, and figures published just hours before the Every Woman Every Child event to mark the anniversary seem to back up his belief.

To mark Human Rights Day (10 December), Action for Global Health and ActionAid India have launched a new video which shows how communities of a remote area of Orissa in south-eastern India stand up for their right to health. India is a vast country with diverse culture, traditions and government structures, and its growing population already [...]

Are the MDGs the right way to fight global poverty? The MDGs are a useful framework but a one-size fits all approach is not the best way to go about tackling the problems of individual countries.  Often aid is given on the basis of whether an MDG-driven approach is being taken, ignoring local policies which [...]

Watch ‘J’ai envie…’ the new video of the the campaign ‘Non-assistance a Mère en Danger’. Last March, Oxfam France and Action for Global Health France launched the campaign ‘Non-assistance a Mère en Danger’  to raise awareness on the need to reduce maternal mortality in developing countries. Almost 7000 people have already signed the petition which [...]