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With more than 1/4 of the world’s population unable to access health care, #HealthForAll cannot wait!
This #UHCDay, we call on governments to act on their promises and make #UHC a reality - right here, right now!
Universal Health Coverage must include people with disabilities.
At #WHS2026, Tom Shakespeare of @TheLancet's Commission on Disability and Health highlighted why disability inclusion is essential to achieving health equity.
A vital reminder as we look ahead to #UHCDay.
🌍 Health is an investment, not a burden.
Following #WHS2026, @chargladstone MBE writes in @Independent, drawing on her experience in Malawi and the NHS to make the case for rethinking health spending. 👇
independent.co.uk/news/healt…
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The conversation about Africa's health security needs to shift from what the continent lacks to what it can achieve with the right investments.
At the #WorldHealthSummit in Berlin, ONE Africa Executive Director Serah Makka highlighted why strengthening Africa's existing capabilities must be a priority. 🌍
“Global health issues do impact patient care even at the basic ward level.”
From the #NHS to #Malawi, @MalawianUKNurse’s President Charity Gladstone MBE brings a unique perspective to global health.
🎥 Hear her reflections from @WorldHealthSmt. #WHS2026
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Rural women produce 50% of the world’s food, yet face systemic barriers & a disproportionate burden of neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) like schistosomiasis.
On #IDRW, we champion their health & rights. Learn about the landmark @UN_HRC resolution: bit.ly/4p5bkuO
ALT A person sitting outdoors against a stone wall, holding a basket. Nearby are various plastic bowls and utensils. Text on the image reads, "International Day of Rural Women," and "50% of the World’s Food. Disproportionate burden of NTDs. Health equity for rural women." The Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases logo is visible.
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Read our report into the connection between illicit financial flows and child undernutrition here: results.org.uk/publication/t…
cc. @AFGHnetwork @AAH_UK @debtjustice
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It's great to see @Ed_Miliband addressing the role of debt repayments in limiting global equality efforts!
But more can be done, particularly looking at the role of illicit financial flows and the UK's role as a hotbed for illicit finance.
theguardian.com/politics/202…
🌍 At #WHS2026, today’s discussions turn to governing global health in a multipolar world.
As countries transition beyond eligibility for international support, what kind of global health architecture will ensure progress towards #HealthForAll is sustained?
🇬🇭 Ghana’s Health Minister, @KMAkandoh, makes the case for country ownership: national priorities must lead, with global partners aligning behind them.
He also calls for greater local production of medicines to avoid repeating the inequities of COVID-19.
💰 As development aid budgets shrink, what role should philanthropy play in financing global health?
At #WHS2026, @wellcometrust’s @jarottingen highlighted its growing importance, while the @GlobalFund’s @PeterASands pointed to the potential for greater focus and efficiency.
We’re at #WHS2026! 🌍
Great to be here alongside Charity Gladstone MBE, President of the Malawian-UK Nurses Association (MUNA).
We’re supporting diaspora-led health organisations to have a voice in the international forums shaping global health policy.
💬 “Health is a human right. Budgets determine who can exercise that right.”
An excellent explainer from @UHC2030 on why health budgets matter – and how we can use them to hold governments accountable 👇
📬 The first 2026 #UHCDay update is out!
💰This year, we’re diving into the world of budgets, looking at how governments shape national health outcomes and priorities, and how you can influence health budgets in your country.
Read the first issue here: uhcdayupdates.substack.com/p…
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🗨️ “We are not lacking commitments; we are lacking implementation – and accountability for delivering on those commitments,” said Alison Cox, NCD Alliance Policy and Advocacy Director, at the launch of the 2026 #UHCDay campaign, where she discussed NCDA’s priorities for next year’s High-Level Meeting on UHC.
🗨️“The opportunity of the HLM on UHC in 2027 is not to generate another set of promises, but to bring together the commitments already made and drive their implementation.”
While advocating for better #HealthForAll in the lead-up to the High-Level Meeting on #UHC, Alison highlighted that the NCD Alliance will be focusing on
✅prevention
✅integrated, quality primary health care
✅and financing
Join the 2026 UHC Day campaign and let's call for call for Affordable health care: Right here, right now! together.
Explore the newly launched campaign toolkit featuring key advocacy messages and find out how you can join: heyor.ca/yncDcD
#ActOnNCDs
ALT 2026 UHC Day campaign launch
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Today is #WorldSightDay!
👁️Eye health belongs to the broader #NCD and #UHC agendas. It’s time to #ActOnNCDs, including eye conditions, and leave no one behind.
More than 2.2 billion people worldwide live with blindness or vision impairment. including 1.1 billion people whose vision loss is preventable or yet to be treated.
Without urgent action, this could rise to 1.8 billion by 2050.
We can no longer treat eye health in isolation.
Integrating eye health into stronger, more inclusive health systems is essential to achieving health for all.
The upcoming first-ever Global Summit for Eye Health, taking place on 2 November, offers a landmark opportunity for world leaders and partners to turn commitments into action and accelerate progress for people living with avoidable sight loss.
Learn more here: heyor.ca/OqII0x
@FredHollows
👁️ This #WorldSightDay, what does global health reform mean for eye health?
Our member @Sightsavers' Fiona Lawless explores why eye care must be part of stronger, more integrated health systems – ahead of the first-ever Global Summit on Eye Health. 👇
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As we head towards the UK’s #G20 presidency, nutrition must be front & centre of the health agenda.
Thank you @BeccyCooper4Lab for highlighting both the economic & moral case for investing in nutrition: helping children survive, thrive & reach their full potential.
#ZeroHunger
Every child is born to live. 🌍
@ONEintheUK’s campaign calls for children and young people to be put at the heart of the UK’s international cooperation and its 2027 G20 presidency.
Find out more 👇
act.one.org/petition/uk-peti…
Thanks to @ONEintheUK, @Labour_African and @EleanorCrookFdn for bringing us together – and creating space for conversations on UK–Africa partnership. 🙌
Thanks to @ONEintheUK, @Labour_African and @EleanorCrookFdn for bringing us together – and creating space for conversations on UK–Africa partnership. 🙌
We loved joining partners at the Africa Reception at #LabourConference – celebrating UK–Africa partnership and the launch of @ONEintheUK’s Born to Live campaign. 🌍
We loved joining partners at the Africa Reception at #LabourConference – celebrating UK–Africa partnership and the launch of @ONEintheUK’s Born to Live campaign. 🌍