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The APPG on Global Health is currently working on a review of the global mental health workforce, which will be published as a report in June 2021.

The Nursing Now campaign has united nurses, health advocates and allies from around the world and created a platform for improving health and health care for the future.

Since the military coup in Myanmar on the 1st of February 2021, health professionals have been at the forefront of the Civil Disobedience Movement, working to provide continuity of care at a time when hospitals and clinics are being occupied.

The UK has the opportunity with the Presidency of G7 and the hosting of COP26 to play a leading role in shaping the global health agenda and, at the same time, define its global role post Brexit as the world starts to recover from the pandemic.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) re-launched its international advisory service, NICE International, in 2019.

Anaesthesiologists are at the forefront of global response to COVID-19 and yet, 5 out of the world’s 7 billion people continue to lack access to safe and affordable anaesthesia and surgical care.

The APPG on Global Health's latest report, titled 'The UK as a global centre for health and health science - a go-to place for all aspects of health globally' is now available to download.

You can download our Annual General Report and Accounts (June 2018 - June 2019) below.

This report makes the very simple point that universal health coverage cannot possibly be achieved without strengthening nursing globally.

This report describes the UK's footprint on health globally across four sectors: academia, government, commerce and not-for-profit.