- 80 million children don’t go to school, and most of them are girls - 8000 people die of HIV and AIDS, many because they can’t afford the drugs they need Classrooms with teachers, clinics with nurses, and affordable medicines. For millions of people, these things are still a distant dream. How can we make this dream a reality? By making sure poor countries have money and power to invest in free health and education – especially for those who need it most. It’s the call at the heart of our campaign.Why campaign on health and education?Millions of people in the developing world are denied their right to schools and health care. This situation is increasing poverty and causing suffering on an unimaginable scale. We demand an end to this scandal, and call on the international community to:
As things stand, countries like Mali, India and Georgia struggle to provide good health care and education for everyone. SuccessIn 2005, 40 million people campaigned against poverty as part of the Make Poverty History campaign. As a result, rich countries promised an extra $50 billion in aid every year by 2010, and pledged to cancel most of the debts of 42 poor countries. Where these promises have been met, lives have changed. In Zambia for instance, people no longer have to pay for health care, because of debt cancellation and an increase in aid. This is great news. But many poor countries are still waiting for the money and support they need from rich nations and powerful international organizations to provide quality health and education for all. What nowMillions of people urgently need health care and education today. The 2015 deadline set for governments to meet their Millennium Development Goals to fight poverty approaches fast. Progress on both the health and the education goals is woefully inadequate. In the next year Oxfam will continue to campaign with others to demand change. We will call for the EU and the G8 to give the long-term funding and support poor countries need, and other organizations to support poor countries to provide health care and education for all. Latest news and stories
07 May 2008As governments from all over the world meet in Paris to discuss social health protection in developing countries, a group of NGOs has issued a report warning that health insurance continues to exclude the poor. The argument that health insurance could fill financing gaps to ensure health care in poor countries is now being strongly promoted by northern governments and international institutions.
25 April 2008More than 7.5 million children, adults, teachers and campaigners took part in the Global Campaign for Education's "World's Biggest Lesson." All over the world politicians and ministers went back to school and were taught the lesson by children, before being asked what they planned to do to make sure everyone gets a quality education.
04 April 2008For a second year in a row, rich countries have not delivered on their historical commitment made in 2005 to substantially increase their aid to fight extreme poverty. Oxfam says that aid figures, to be released (Friday, 4 April) in Tokyo, show that the total overseas aid provided in 2007 was $104 billion, in real terms an 8.4% drop.
02 February 2008JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (2 February, 2008) - Kristin Davis, star of US hit TV show Sex & the City, joined Oxfam and leading AIDS activists at a Johannesburg press conference today, to support community efforts in addressing the HIV and AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
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Article from Oxfam International:
http://www.oxfam.org/en/programs/campaigns/health_and_education/index.htm
Published:
01
September
2006
