THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH PASSES AWAY, AGED 99
His Royal Highness The Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh – 1921 – 2021. A statement from Buckingham Palace: It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the…
Commonwealth Heads of Government Interim Report
HEALTH REPORTEDUCATION REPORTMINISTERS REFERENCE BOOKCHOGM REPORTQUEEN AND COMMONWEALTHTRADE & INVESTMENT REPORTS The impact of COVID-19 is being felt in every corner of the world, with leaders across the Commonwealth’s 54…
Empowering nurses to help deliver UHC
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Co-Chair of UHC2030, emphasises the vital work of nurses in delivering health for all, but highlights the alarming deficiency in the number of trained nurses around the…
Health worker mobility: Challenges and opportunities for the Commonwealth
Francesca Colombo, Head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Health Division, reviews the latest data on the continuous international movement of health workers and explores the challenges…
Investing in health workers to achieve the SDGs
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce. In this compelling piece, acknowledging the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in 2020, the former…
Australia’s ambitious health reforms: Prioritising mental health and preventive health
Australia’s Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, explains how his government is aiming for a world-best patient-centred and integrated health system, with an unprecedented focus on mental health as well as…
Our Commonwealth’s silent epidemic
Dr Sania Nishtar, co-Chair of the WHO High Level Commission on NCDs and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, calls on Commonwealth leaders to firefight the slow-burning crisis…
Harnessing innovation to fight communicable diseases
Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the role of innovation in driving down the burden of communicable diseases around the world, and…
Neglected tropical diseases are neglected no more
Lesser-known tropical diseases affect a fifth of people and can ravage a person’s health and wellbeing, and devastate communities. Dr Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, explains how relatively simple and…
A defining moment in the fight against malaria
CEO of Malaria No More UK, James Whiting, reinforces the Commonwealth’s key role in efforts to eliminate malaria and firmly believes that now is the defining time to keep our…
Ending AIDS by 2030: A matter of social justice
Global gains against the AIDS epidemic are slowing. In order for world leaders to deliver on their commitment to ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, Winnie…
Pandemic preparedness must be prioritised
Elhadj As Sy, Co-chair of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board and Former Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, emphasises the devastating potential –…
Global solidarity to end epidemics
Marijke Wijnroks, Chief of Staff at the Global Fund, celebrates the unprecedented global solidarity to end HIV, TB and malaria by 2030 at the organisation's Sixth Replenishment Conference and believes…
Building antimicrobial stewardship to tackle AMR
Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, and Victoria Rutter, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, emphasise the urgent need for effective antimicrobial stewardship to tackle the…
Accelerating action against AMR
Dr Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, calls for a global, holistic and multi-sectorial approach that brings together public and private stakeholders to solve…
Access to quality medical products will define the journey to UHC
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of the WHO South-East Asia Region, looks at how the region is tackling the challenges involved in providing access to safe, effective, quality and…
Delivering UHC to the people of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s publicly financed, high-performing healthcare system is widely acclaimed. In this article, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Indigenous Medical Services, describes the main challenges and opportunities…
Who should pay for universal health coverage?
Graça Machel, Deputy Chair of The Elders, argues that delivering publicly financed healthcare is a political choice and challenges leaders to invest in their people’s futures and ensure an equitable…
UHC: Moving together to build a healthier world
Dr Githinji Gitahi is Co-Chair of UHC2030, the global movement for accelerating equitable and sustainable progress towards universal health coverage. He passionately supports the high level political commitment to UHC…
Universal health coverage in the Commonwealth
Dr Mbololwa Mbikusita-Lewanika, Health Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat, discusses the commitment of Commonwealth countries to achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and outlines examples of best practice from member…
Commonwealth health priorities: Reaching the unreached, ensuring no one is left behind
Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete is Fiji’s Minister for Health and Medical Services and was Chair of the 2019 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting. He outlines the commitments made by ministers at the…
Safeguarding for all in 2020
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), stresses that health is an essential component of global security and yet most Commonwealth countries remain unprepared for health…
Commonwealth Health Report 2020
HEALTH REPORTEDUCATION REPORTMINISTERS REFERENCE BOOKCHOGM REPORTQUEEN AND COMMONWEALTHTRADE & INVESTMENT REPORTS The Commonwealth Health Report 2020 comes at a time when health is in the headlines across the world. Coronavirus,…
Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa
Image Body THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CENTER FOR AFRICA Partnerships and Solutions for People, Planet and Prosperity Opened in July 2016, The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) is…
Keith Rowley
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Dr Timothy S Harris
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Towards a Common Future
HRH The Prince of Wales calls upon the Commonwealth family of nations to urgently and collectively rise to the challenge of protecting our planet’s ecosystems – to ensure a safer,…
Yoweri Museveni
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The Critical Contribution of Young People
Yoweri Museveni, President of The Republic of Uganda, describes how engaging and investing in the Commonwealth’s considerable youth population is vitally important to member countries’ development. It is a pleasure…
Nana Akufo-Addo
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Creating a Prosperous Future That Leaves No One Behind
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, highlights the need for collective efforts to create prosperity for all, and expresses his determination to transform Ghana into a…
Edgar Lungu
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Forging a Fairer Future for the Commonwealth
Edgar Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia, looks at the Commonwealth’s past, present and future as a catalyst for creating a fairer future for all of its citizens. We,…
Building Resilience of Small Island States
Freundel Jerome Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, highlights the pressing issues facing Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and shares examples of best practice from Barbados to encourage fellow SIDS…
Durban University of Technology
Image Body With approximately 33 000 students, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the first choice for higher education in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). It is located in the beautiful cities…
GlaxoSmithKline
Image Body We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. GlaxoSmithKline plc was formed in 2000 as a…
Education Reports
Launched in 2019, our Education Reports are intended as an annual look at the Commonwealth’s most pressing education challenges and the most effective strategies towards achieving an inclusive and equitable…
The Commonwealth of Nations: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnerships
The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, shares her vision and priorities for our diverse and dynamic family of nations. At the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government…
The Future of the Commonwealth
Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, reflects on her experience as a Commonwealth leader, and discusses the future role of the Commonwealth on the global stage, in particular fostering…
Repositioning the UK and Commonwealth Post-Brexit
David Howell (Lord Howell of Guildford), President of The Royal Commonwealth Society, looks ahead to the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and highlights the opportunities for Commonwealth development…
The Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting
Lord Marland of Odstock, Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, welcomes the opportunity provided by the forthcoming Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting to formulate a trade and investment agenda…
Harnessing Commonwealth Trade Advantage Post-Brexit
Mohammad Razzaque, Head of International Trade Policy at the Commonwealth Secretariat, highlights the so-called ‘Commonwealth advantage’ in trade and its likely interactions with Brexit-related consequences, also considering opportunities for securing…
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a New Path for Development
Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava provides a vision for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from the vantage point of his work as President of the United Nations Economic and…
Building a Global Policing Architecture
Jürgen Stock, Interpol Secretary General, gives a clear exposition of the current challenges posed by transnational crime and terrorism, and highlights the need to re-design – and build – the…
Climate Action in the Commonwealth
Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), explains that the next two years are critical to strengthen low-carbon, sustainable pathways, and reaffirms the Commonwealth’s major role…
Commonwealth Support for Universal Health Coverage
Dr Joanna Nurse, Head of Health and Education for the Commonwealth Secretariat, outlines the main health issues in the Sustainable Development Goals, and looks forward to the 2017 Commonwealth Health…
Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, stresses that keeping women’s equality and empowerment at the centre of development efforts will…
Uniting the Commonwealth through Sport
Louise Martin CBE, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, welcomes the transformative and connecting power of sport with the launch of The Queen’s Baton Relay on Commonwealth Day, and looks…
Malawi Independence Day
Malawi Independence Day is observed on 6 July every year. The Republic of Malawi is located in South-eastern Africa and was formerly known as Nyasaland. Around the 10th century, the…
Commonwealth Africa Cyber Fellowship launched to bolster cybercrime prevention
The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched the Commonwealth Africa Cyber Fellowship programme to support member countries strengthen their cybersecurity, as cybercrime has cost Africa $3.5 billion (near £3 billion). According to…
Papua New Guinea elections get underway in close surveillance
Polling has officially begun in Papua New Guinea as the Commonwealth keeps a close eye on electoral procedures to prevent escalation of violence. Polling stations were due to open at…
Queen’s Baton Relay arrives in England
The Queen’s Baton Relay has started its England route ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The relay kicked off on 4 July at the Eden Project in Cornwall,…
UK secures £15 million to combat cyber threats across Commonwealth
The UK Government will provide a £15 million package to support Commonwealth countries over the next three years in the face of the growing cyber-attacks globally. UK Foreign Secretary, Liz…
Commonwealth’s election observers arrive in Papua New Guinea
A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has arrived in Papua New Guinea and begun its assessment of the three-week electoral process starting on 2 July. Chaired by the former President of…
UK invests in education programmes across the Commonwealth
The UK Government is committing £217 million for three major education projects across Commonwealth countries to foster equality in accessing school systems. Funding will support global education data gathering, teacher…