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I’m a Kenyan health volunteer – the impacts of the UK decision to cut aid are growing A year after the government announced a 40 per cent reduction in international development aid, Kristine Yakhama writes about the impact of the decision on the ground in Kenya’s Kakamega County

💬 “Resilience should not be confused with sustainability.”

Our Steering Committee member Kristine Yakhama writes from Kenya about reduced outreach, stretched systems and pressure on volunteers — one year after the UK ODA cuts.

In @the-independent.com 👇

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

One year since UK aid cuts, 93 INGO leaders highlight devastating impact | Bond One year on from the UK aid cuts, the UK INGO sector has issued a joint statement, reflecting on the devastating consequences of the cuts and calling on

We join 90+ INGO leaders in signing this joint statement led by @bondngo.bsky.social, calling on the UK Government to reverse the aid cuts and put poverty reduction back at the heart of its agenda.

One year on, the consequences are clear.

Read more: www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

I’m a Kenyan health volunteer – the impacts of the UK decision to cut aid are growing A year after the government announced a 40 per cent reduction in international development aid, Kristine Yakhama writes about the impact of the decision on the ground in Kenya’s Kakamega County

One year ago, the UK announced a 40% cut to aid.

In @the-independent.com, Kristine Yakhama — a Community Health Volunteer in #Kenya and member of our Steering Committee — writes about what that looks like on the ground. 👇

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Rising climate shocks threaten health in 2026 — here’s how to respond Opinion: How do we protect access to health care when countries are losing the fiscal space to do it?

In @devex.com, @dannychambers.bsky.social outlines how to protect access to healthcare as climate shocks intensify and fiscal space narrows.

We helped develop this contribution, bringing in expertise from
@unlimithealth.bsky.social, @resultsuk.bsky.social and more. ⬇️

www.devex.com/news/rising-...

Justice-led solutions — debt reform, tax fairness, predictable locally led financing — can free up resources for frontline care.

Thanks to @scidevnet.bsky.social & @ruthdouglas.bsky.social for publishing.

The piece draws on evidence from @unicef.org, @savechildrenuk.bsky.social, @msf.ca, @globalhealthorg.bsky.social, @resultsuk.bsky.social, @cgdev.org and more:

• 44m fewer women & girls supported
• Malnutrition up 27% in Rohingya camps
• Countries spending 1.9x more on debt than health

UK aid cuts demand repair, not retreat to save lives UK aid cuts demand justice-led solutions to repair the harm, writes Katie Husselby, director of Action for Global Health.

One year after the UK cut aid to 0.3%, the consequences are clear: clinics closed, malnutrition rising, health systems overwhelmed.

Our Director Katie Husselby writes in @scidevnet.bsky.social: the answer isn’t retreat — it’s repair. ⬇️

www.scidev.net/global/opini...

The case for global health aid:

…every $ invested in neglected disease R&D generates ~$405 in social & health returns.
When the global population is healthy…it improves labor productivity, supply-chain resilience, & creates economic partnerships…

Great piece by @gavinyamey.bsky.social & colleagues

Our new OpEd 👇

@gavinyamey.bsky.social

The Overlooked Benefits of Health Aid to Donor Countries | Think Global Health A recent study outlines how health development assistance creates economic gains for donor countries

The Overlooked Benefits of Health Aid to Donor Countries

A recent study outlines how health development assistance creates economic gains for donor countries

@thinkglobalhealth.org

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/the-...

Climate change is bad for health – we will all pay the price for retreating from the battle to ensure universal coverage The COP30 summit made one truth painfully clear: those people least responsible for the climate crisis are paying the highest price in the form of ...

We worked with @dannychambers.bsky.social on this piece in @thehousemag.bsky.social.

Climate shocks + rising debt are straining health systems worldwide. Defending universal health coverage is a matter of UK health security. ⬇️

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

Colourful i-Base graphic. The main text reads: ‘Catastrophic’ US cuts to global aid will mean 23 million avoidable deaths in 4 years. At the top is i-Base’s website address: I hyphen base dot info. A smaller rectangle in the bottom right, reads: HIV news. 2026. There are various dotted patterns. The colours used in the image are two shades of khaki brown, dark purple, light blue, khaki green, magenta, pink, turquoise, orange, dark green, mustard and white.

US funding cuts set to cause 23 million excess deaths in the poorest countries by 2030:

i-base.info/htb/53179

New @lancetgh.bsky.social paper predicts that 5.4 million of these will be children under 5.

#HIVsky #IDsky #GlobalHealth #GlobalAid #HIV #InfantMortality #malaria #LMICs #USAID #PEPFAR

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What we're watching across food systems in 2026 What we're watching across food systems in 2026

Aid cuts, policy upheaval, and climate shocks are forcing a rethink of how the world grows and delivers food.

Rising climate shocks threaten health in 2026 — here’s how to respond Rising climate shocks threaten health in 2026 — here’s how to respond

Opinion: How do we protect access to health care when countries are losing the fiscal space to do it?

You might be interested in this webinar @afghnetwork.bsky.social @alliancehpsr.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social @qmuniversity.bsky.social @ighd.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @kristofdecoster.bsky.social @asiffaisal.bsky.social @lizhoffmanoa.bsky.social

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty | Think Global Health Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty

#Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

@khosla.bsky.social and Patrick Ndzana Olomo @thinkglobalhealth.org ✍️

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

@arushlal.bsky.social

Repairing Global Health Security at the Humanitarian Frontline | Think Global Health Reorienting the global preparedness system to include humanitarian settings requires conceptual and operational shifts

Repairing Global Health Security at the Humanitarian Frontline

Reorienting the global preparedness system to include humanitarian settings requires conceptual and operational shifts

@thinkglobalhealth.org

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/repa...

Aged 5-16 in the UK? Enter this #WorldNTDDay poster competition and help #LightThePath to end neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) - the winners in each age group will receive art supplies and the opportunity to attend an event in Parliament! Full info: tinyurl.com/32sxauaf

🎄This Christmas season, it's time to reflect on the incredible things that can happen, despite what has been a particularly difficult year.

Concern's mission remains the same - to end extreme poverty, whatever it takes.

This work would not be possible without your support.🎄

#MerryChristmas

This is what we stand for.

A fairer future means the UK stepping up — backing fair financing and locally led health systems.

✍️ Sign the #RepairNotRetreat pledge 👉 healthyfutures.eaction.online/repairnotret...

Solidarity means repair — not retreat.

Repair means justice, shared responsibility, and people most affected shaping the solutions. #InternationalHumanSolidarityDay

✍️ Sign the #RepairNotRetreat pledge 👉 healthyfutures.eaction.online/repairnotret...

Solidarity saves lives.
Cuts cost care.

Tomorrow is #InternationalHumanSolidarityDay — a moment to choose shared responsibility over retreat.

✍️ Sign the #RepairNotRetreat pledge 👉 healthyfutures.eaction.online/repairnotret...

Text reads: Action for Global Health. REPAIR not RETREAT. Sign our pledge for justice-led health funding. #RepairNotRetreat'

🌱 As a member of @afghnetwork.bsky.social, we're supporting the call for repair — not retreat:

For justice-led funding.
For systems that can withstand climate shocks.
For communities shaping their own solutions.

✍️ Add your name 👉 healthyfutures.eaction.online/repairnotret...

#RepairNotRetreat

For more than 1/4 of the world’s population, access to health care remains an unaffordable dream.

This #UHCDay, we’re holding leaders to account and reminding them to prioritise health as a foundation for #SustainableDevelopment

Join the movement! Visit uhcday.org

Great to see our member Malawi Health Equity Network (MHEN) bringing stakeholders together today to mark #UHCDay and call for affordable, accessible healthcare for all in #Malawi.

Strong health financing is essential to achieving UHC everywhere.