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Why aren’t medicines reaching the poorest people in Africa?
Here I give an overview of some of the issues I’ve seen in the field over the past few years that severely constrain access to, utilisation of and compliance...
Save the Children UK’s 2018 Annual Report is here
In May, Save the Children marked our Centenary by launching the Stop the War on Children campaign. The campaign is a response to the desperate plight of...
Four times Britain has led by example, and one way it can do it again
Only 42% of Britons think that the UK sets a ‘good example’ to the world in protecting children in war. That’s according to YouGov polling commissioned by...
Naming and Shaming Those Who Hurt Children in War
Every year the Secretary General of the United Nations publishes a ‘list of shame’ of Governments, armed forces, and groups who commit grave violations...
Sound the alarm: the UN Secretary-General’s progress report on the Sustainable Development Goals
With just over ten years to go to 2030, most countries are not on track to achieve the SDGs, and the most deprived and marginalised groups are failing to catch...
Signed, sealed, delivered!
Earlier this month – on hearing the news that Rory Stewart had stepped into the best job in government – we reached out to our amazing supporters for the...
Health Minister… here is your *confidential* bill
How can the global community meet the health policy goal of optimising health outcomes and at the same time achieve the industrial policy objective of a...
Universal Health Coverage: a call to action ahead of the High-Level Meeting
The 72nd World Health Assembly kicks off today, and I’ve just touched down in Geneva for what promises to be an exciting week for global health. This...
Munni talks: The 16 year old girl teaching women to read
On a roof in a slum on the outskirts of Patna, India, something incredible is happening… Twenty women are learning to read and write for the first time. They...