healthcare

Millions in DRC face lethal mix of virus, violence, and inadequate healthcare

31 July 2019

A year after the current Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), new Ebola cases in Goma show potential for virus to spiral out of control.
Building a more equal Ghana

19 September 2018

Oxfam estimates that just one of the richest men in Ghana earns from his wealth more in a month than one of the poorest women could earn in 1,000 years. In this report, we call on the government of Ghana to use public spending to reduce inequality and put women’s economic empowerment at the heart of policymaking.
Drug companies dodging billions in tax: help stop women and girls paying the price

17 September 2018

Corporate tax dodging is fuelling the inequality crisis, and it is poor women who pay the highest price. Join Oxfam to demand that drug companies pay their fair share of taxes, make their medicines affordable and stop undermining the fight against inequality and poverty.
World Inequality Report: Government action key to ending inequality

14 December 2017
Taxing for shared prosperity: policy options for the Asia-Pacific region

8 December 2017

The Asia-Pacific region was a model for ‘growing with equity’ in the 1970s and 1980s. However an economic take-off and market-oriented reforms in recent years has been accompanied by wealth gaps between rich and poor. This report suggests a course for the region’s economies to be defined by inclusive growth and shared prosperity.
United States stalling UN action on affordable medicines as price of lifesaving drugs soar

21 September 2017

The international agency said the US and others are putting the interests of the pharmaceutical industry above the lives of people around the globe. Oxfam is calling on the UN Secretary General and world leaders to make delivering affordable medicines a priority in 2018.
The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index

16 July 2017

Development Finance International and Oxfam have produced the first index to measure the commitment of governments to reducing the gap between the rich and the poor.
Focus on growth through trade must not overshadow need to tackle inequality, warns Oxfam

8 October 2016

Oxfam's verdict on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings.
The right choices: achieving universal health coverage in Malawi

7 June 2016

Malawi has a proud history of delivering free healthcare for its citizens, but this is now seriously under threat. Malawi cannot be the first country in a generation to introduce these dangerous fees while the world watches.
G7 makes a stuttering start on climate but neglects plight of the poor

8 June 2015

The G7 have made a stuttering start on climate but have largely neglected the plight of people living in poverty, said Oxfam at the close of the annual leaders’ summit in Germany today.