Action for Global Health

As Dr James Tibenderana says, funding is critical in overcoming the twin climate and health crises. Yet year after year, the UK fails to meet its finance commitments, plunging families on the frontlines deeper into suffering. Let's demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

📢 To ensure we don't see a repeat of #COP29's failings, sign our letter and demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

"A betrayal" "A shameful, moral failure" Just some of the reflections on #COP29. But how do we move forward? How do we protect public and planetary health? Jessica Beagley, Policy Lead at Global Climate and Health Alliance, explains:

Health is a human right! Investing in #UniversalHealthCoverage increases health and wellbeing while improving equity and social cohesion. This #UHCDay we remind governments that financial protection for health is their responsibility. Get involved! 👉https://lnkd.in/dC2APgU

📢 #WordsIntoAction: Our Campaign Letter ✉️ When it comes to climate, the UK talks a good game. But actions speak louder than words. In reality, it is part of a repeated failure to pay for the climate and health crises unfolding across the globe. We saw this most recently at #COP29, when high-income countries stumped up a meagre $300bn a year - well short of the $1.3tr low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were pushing for. We say enough is enough. As a global health network, we see first-hand the myriad impacts of this negligence on human health; from climate-induced floods causing rises in waterborne disease, to heatwaves worsening mental health conditions. It's time for the UK to put its money where its mouth is. The letter below outlines our position. Sign your name and demand #WordsIntoAction 👉 bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

💬 "The water I bathe in causes my skin to get very dry and I often get blisters. The blisters sometimes get so dry that they bleed." Bangladesh has suffered multiple cyclones, climate-induced floods and periods of extreme heat in recent years. In the south, where Shyamoli Munda lives, clean water can disappear overnight, leaving no choice but to use dirty ponds. "I have to wash my hair every day. If I don’t it itches." Shyamoli and her community are suffering from a crisis they did not create. For centuries, high-income countries like the UK have decimated public and planetary health, but refused to pay up. We say enough is enough. Sign our letter calling on the UK Government to urgently address climate-health funding gaps. Let's demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

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The climate-health funding gaps can’t be ignored any longer. Bold, immediate action is essential to protect both people and the planet. We are supporting Action for Global Health’s vision! Sign the Campaign Letter!: http://bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

Millions of people are suffering from a crisis they did not create. It’s time for the UK to step up and pay up. Take action now by calling on GOV.UK to urgently address funding gaps. Sign our letter and demand #WordsIntoAction 👉bit.ly/3Z7tzU0

Dr. Mesbah Rahman, a Gastroenterologist practicing in Swansea, is bridging worlds and transforming lives. Born and trained in Bangladesh, Mesbah came to the UK in 1990 and has since worked in both England and Wales. Since 2012, Dr. Rahman has returned to his birthplace annually, leading hands-on training courses in endoscopy and creating dynamic partnerships between organisations like the Bangladesh Society, British Society of Gastroenterology, and Swansea Bay University Health Board. Dr. Rahman reminds us that collaboration benefits everyone: “It is a two-way process,” he says, highlighting lessons from resource-constrained environments that proved invaluable during the Covid-19 pandemic. 💡 Be inspired by Dr. Rahman’s story and others in our Voices of the Experts in Our Midst report. Do you have a similar story to share? Reach out to us at experts@thet.org. Read the full blog here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e3qBFURY #ExpertsInOurMidst #GlobalHealthPartnerships