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The Public Versus Austerity: Why public sector wage bill constraints must end

Based on ground-breaking research our new report published with Public Services International and Education International exposes how austerity cuts in just 15 countries have blocked recruitment of

Nurse Margaret Kasolo gives an injection to a client at Kawala Health Center IV in Kampala, Uganda

Reactions to the IMF programme in Zambia

ActionAid Zambia’s Country Director, Nalucha Nganga Ziba responds to the recently revealed new IMF programme in Zambia.

Esther Nalumbulu and all her Daughters

IMF meetings are a chance to address harmful austerity and debt policies says ActionAid 

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual meetings in Morocco are a chance to address harmful austerity and debt policies that have left millions in poverty on the African continent, says

44-year-old Mariatu Turay who though receives monthly salary, face similar struggles as Martha. The health unit she works in serves 15 catchments of 5351 people with five nurses who work on shifts of 2 or 3 at a time. They run the expanded immunization program, Antenatal care, Outpatient, General, and Under 5 cares.

Who Owes Who?

As we enter 2025, 54 countries are in debt crisis, forced to cut their spending on basic public services and climate action in order to pay external debts. Last year, lower income countries between

Young Urban Women (YUW) Teleza Banda Primary School Teacher, in Mchinji, Impacted by the cholera outbreak