Health in the developing world
BMA response to Crisp consultation on education and training of health workers in Africa
The BMA was asked to respond to a consultation on the issue of the education and training of health workers in Africa. The consultation took place in August 2008 with health and education leaders in the UK and Africa
How to recycle old copies of the British National Formulary through the Pharmaid scheme.
Recycling of the British National Formulary
The BMA's Medical Fair and Ethical Trade Group has received support in the new UK Government Global Health Strategy
BMA's Medical Fair and Ethical Trade Group, September 2008
The BMA Information Fund, run in partnership with Teaching Aids at Low Cost (TALC), considers requests for health information from organisations in developing countries.
Information Fund
A report from the BMA which raises concerns about the manufacture of surgical instruments, much of which is done in developing countries.
Ethical trade in surgical instruments: bringing change to the supply chain, June 2008
The Right to Health Toolkit is designed to provide practical, realistic guidance for health professionals on the meaning and implications of the right to health.
The Right to Health: a Toolkit for health professionalsImproving health for the world's poor: what can health professionals do?
A publication which aims to inspire health professionals and their organisations to realise the powerful role they can play in improving health for the world's poorest people.Neglected diseases: doctors can make a difference
After decades of neglect, new drugs are being developed for diseases which kill millions of poor people every year. This BMA-commissioned report explains how doctors can help to save many more lives by lobbying governments to fund more research and development.Letter from leading non-governmental bodies to Tony Blair urging him to fulfil his 2005 promises from the G8 summit
As the Prime Minister flies to St Petersburg for the 2006 G8 summit, a group of leading bodies, including the BMA, have written a letter to the Times and to Mr Blair seeking further action on the 2005 promises. This is the text of the letter to Mr BlairAn introduction to the right to health, June 2006
This short paper provides the background and legal context of the right to health. It also suggests how national medical assocations can use it to influence positive change for the world's most vulnerable people.Free evidence-based health information on the Internet
An information sheet for health professionals in low and middle income countries and other areas where information for health workers is in short supply.The healthcare skills drain - a call to action, May 2005
This call to action has arisen from an international conference on the global health workforce organised by the BMA in association with the Commonwealth on 14 April 2005. It details the principles and recommendations agreed by the conference.