Globally people’s health is improving but there is still much to be done as the poorest people in the poorest countries suffer the most from ill health. We are working with governments and healthcare organisations to improve healthcare systems and access to services.
Over the past decade, the mobile phone has changed the way I live my life – from connecting me to friends, to being able to access a world of information while on the move. In August 2014, South Africa’s Minister …
Pakistan is currently the sixth most populous country in the world – and its population is set to rise to 271 million by 2050. A burgeoning population brings its own set of problems. A high fertility and low contraception rate …
May for me, as Head of DFID Kenya, was a month of stark opposites. Highs and lows, achievements and failings, celebrations and disappointments. To explain, the government of Kenya released a report called a 'A Price Too High to Bear', …
With the Formula One season in full flow, you could be forgiven for thinking that my life at the moment is focused on non-stop training, qualifying and racing. It’s often difficult to find time for anything else, but earlier this …
It's a year since the Nutrition for Growth Summit was held in London. For those of us closely involved in the run up and delivery of the summit it is great to see that there is still some momentum and …
...to fulfil their potential, changing cultural norms towards a zero tolerance of violence against women must become a priority. We need to support survivors and hold perpetrators to account. It...
Nelson Mandela's legacy in Tanzania is rapidly expanding, as I learnt just days after returning from Washington DC last December, where the White House flag was at half mast as a mark of respect. Nearly a decade after Mandela met …
Today is World Toilet Day. Worldwide, over 2.5 billion people do not have access to clean, functioning toilets – and over 1 billion people defecate in the open. More people have access to a cell phone than use a toilet. …
...her family had fled their home in Damascus because it was too dangerous to stay. She told us she collects water every day for her family now living in the...
During the past few weeks my feet have barely touched the ground, and looking back I can hardly believe everything that has happened. First of all I was ecstatic that all our hard work and training paid off when my …
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