Committees

Global Health Challenges and the UK

Non-inquiry session

This session examined concerns about the implication of ODA funding cuts on the world health architecture. These cuts, it is argued, increase the risks of costly health emergencies and trends affecting the UK and the world. The first panel brought together leading experts in global health, giving the Committee the opportunity to further understand the risks and opportunities to the UK. The second panel explored the extent to which UK ministers understand the risks and are addressing them through UK policy.

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Past events

Tuesday 15 July 2025
2:00pm Public
Global Health Challenges and the UK - Oral evidence 15 July 2025
2:00pm
  • Priya Basu (Executive Head at Pandemic Fund)
  • Dr Ayoade Alakija (Ministerial Global Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance at Government of Nigeria, Board Chair at FIND, and Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator at World Health Organisation (WHO))
  • Dr Kalipso Chalkidou (Director of Health Financing and Economics at World Health Organisation (WHO))
3:00pm
  • The Rt Hon. the Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Minister of State for Development at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • David Whineray (Director of Global Health at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
  • Ashley Dalton MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention at Department of Health and Social Care)
  • Anna Wechsberg (International Director at Department of Health and Social Care)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

We receive a significant number of emails each day. All requests and invitations are considered but we do not respond directly to everyone. Please be aware, the committee does not look at individual cases or specific complaints.

  • Email: indcom@parliament.uk
  • Address: International Development Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA