Health Poverty Action

14/09/2026

We are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist intimidation and hostility; levels of racist violence that were once considered extreme are now becoming weekly occurrences across the UK, and the response of UK government has been woefully inadequate.

Alongside 183 organisations, we are calling on the UK government to act with the urgency that is required and take concrete steps to put a stop to escalating racist violence and intimidation.

150+ organisations are raising the alarm on the horrifying escalation in racist violence and intimidation.

In one weekend, we saw:
- Newly formed far-right group chanting “stop the boats” at Dover’s port.
- Groups of men gathering in Portsmouth saying they were trying to “block” the arrival of people seeking asylum.
- A fire was started in Glasgow after rumours the building was housing people seeking asylum.

These events – as with those we’ve seen previously - are not isolated incidents.

We must come together to demand the government takes serious action.

06/08/2026

Many of the communities we work alongside in Somaliland have been displaced or isolated as a result of conflicts, leaving people uprooted from their homes, support networks and livelihoods.

For more than 30 years, we've worked with health workers, government officials and community leaders to help ensure people living in camps for internally displaced persons, particularly women and children, can access healthcare, protect their rights and stay safe.

For example, through community-led training on gender equality, gender-based violence and harmful practices such as FGM, we're supporting local people to tackle challenges at their root and build healthier, safer communities.

02/07/2026

We joined over 50 organisations to urge the PM to rethink the UK's growing military spending and to commit to a "future in which it nurtures the skills, capacities and institutions required to build lasting and just peace, and stability in an uncertain world", ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

More than fifty humanitarian, climate and peacebuilding organisations are urging Keir Starmer to rethink Britain's growing military spending, ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

02/07/2026

We are so excited to be working with The Innovation to expand their Rise in Our Roots programme.

Rising divisions between marginalised communities in the UK is a growing crisis.

We are bringing together incredible human beings from these communities in a brave, trauma-informed space to share experience, build solidarity, and take collective action. Developing their confidence and skills to challenge the systems affecting their lives.

In this space, Mo Ali and Adeola Banjoko will take a decolonial approach to "leadership", looking at the self, community and whole system - embedding it in ancestry and descendants to come.

20/06/2026

It's a London Marathon Double!!

Two days. One event. 100,000 people.

Take on the 2027 London Marathon in support of Health Poverty Action.

Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th April 2027

Register now: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=bDytkcSWokW0gRQQ4qZed123e9DSxNJDjpC9JUttvXZUNVdYTTQxNkIzSllEMUtFVDZNUkcxQjdFSS4u&route=shorturl

28/05/2026

Health Poverty Action was established in 1984 by doctors, nurses, and development workers to support marginalised communities around the world, particularly those affected by conflict. Still today, conflict is one of the major causes of poverty and poor health globally. Health Poverty Action’s 'Beyond Conflict' appeal explores the ways we can all show solidarity with communities as they strive to keep people safe and healthy.

From Myanmar to Ethiopia to Somaliland, Health Poverty Action maintains long-term relationships with communities affected by conflict. This means they can contribute to tackling immediate issues affecting people, such as hunger, displacement and insecurity, and also to developing sustainable livelihoods, social institutions and healthcare systems.

Please make a regular monthly donation and join the Health Poverty Action Community. Whatever you can give will help communities keep people safe and healthy during times of conflict.

• £5 a month could pay for agricultural training for one person living in a village affected by conflict each year
• £20 a month could help to provide 128 undernourished children with the emergency food needed to improve their health each year
• £45 a month could help a family rebuild one home damaged during armed conflict each year

Read more here:

Together with communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America we can help to safeguard people's health, lives and livelihoods during armed conflict, and to rebuild them afterwards.

13/05/2026

There is more that connects us than divides us.

At Health Poverty Action, we know that real change starts with solidarity; building bridges; and everyday moments of collective hope that keep us striving for justice. And there is something hopeful in knowing that people are already making that happen, one act at a time.

That’s why we’re proud to stand alongside hundreds of charities, local organisations, and people, as part of the UK’s biggest ever campaign for a better, more hopeful future: A Million Acts of Hope.

Read more via the link in the comments.

09/05/2026

In the remote Western highlands of , the biggest barrier to safe birth isn’t always distance. It’s whether a woman trusts the people who are supposed to care for her.

Health Poverty Action works alongside Traditional Birth Attendants in Indigenous Maya communities where formal health services have long overlooked, or simply dismissed, their knowledge. Indigenous concepts about health like whether an ailment is 'hot' or 'cold' (the way to treat the ailment depends on this) aren’t taken seriously, and the result is predictable: women avoid facilities that don’t feel safe or respectful, and outcomes suffer.

What’s been striking in our work is that this isn’t an either/or. We’ve been supporting approaches that bring these worlds together by working with Traditional Birth Attendants and health workers to adapt health care in formal health services so it is culturally appropriate. Traditional Birth Attendants hold hold deep knowledge, trust, and relationships within their communities. When that is recognised, and when health systems want to adapt to better reflect the needs of the people they serve, things improve systematically and care becomes safer and more effective at is core.

Progress in doesn’t always arrive with new technology or policy. Sometimes it starts much simpler, and it starts with listening, and with valuing the people who have been caring for their communities all along. We are so grateful to work alongside partners who understand this.

30/04/2026

In 2027, it's your turn to be part of something bigger: the struggle for health justice!

Applications to join for next year's are now open 🎊

Apply now and tell us why you want to run for Health Poverty Action in 2027!

https://www.healthpovertyaction.org/take-action-now/community-and-events/the-london-marathon/

26/04/2026

What a day at the London Marathon! 🎉

Our unstoppable ran with incredible strength and spirit, braving the heat and crossing that finish line together.

Thanks to our amazing runners, we’ve already raised an incredible £80,000 to support health justice. Your support makes every step count!

It’s not too late to join us... donate today and help us go even further!

Donate here: https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/ccp/4f67b/2026TCSLondonMarathon #!/