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The climate crisis is global, but its impacts are unequal. Those who contribute the least are facing the biggest impacts of the climate crisis. Climate justice is the only way we can ensure health justice.

This edition features our Planetary Health Appeal, highlighting the interconnectedness of human and planetary health.

This Global Week for Action on NCDs: Despite the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, policies, programmes, and investments fail to reflect the scale of the crisis.

Join us in standing with Age International to demand that the UK Government champion the creation of a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.

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The unwinding impacts of IMF—and World Bank—backed economic reforms.

Applications for the Health Poverty Action London Marathon Team are now officially OPEN!

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Our team in Guatemala explains how the systematic oppression of women in Guatemala violates the right to health, manifesting in several ways: control, nutrition, education, abuse, low self-esteem and eroding solidarity. We explore how this affects health, and how things are beginning to change for the better.

For Indigenous Maya communities living in the dry highlands of Guatemala, water has always been an invaluable resource, traditionally revered through ceremonies and careful usage. However, as accessibility has improved, and with it the quality of daily life, convenience has diminished the traditional way of thinking about this precious resource. While some traditions endure, many aspects of life in Indigenous Maya communities are changing—for better or for worse. Navigating these changes means also exploring issues such as food sovereignty, as the right for people to define their own food systems becomes more critical amidst shifting lifestyles, health and beliefs.