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Aid cuts pose a threat to international partnerships and health security
Abstract
Recent reductions in the UK's aid budget will undermine longstanding health partnerships and the overall health and wellbeing of the international community, so writes Chris Carter, Associate Professor, Birmingham City University, UK (chris.carter@bcu.ac.uk), Lonia Mwape, Dean, School of Nursing Sciences, University of Zambia, Zambia, Sabelo Maphenduka, President, Critical Care Nurses Association of Zambia, Zambia, and Joy Notter, Professor of Community Healthcare Studies, Birmingham City University, UK
Nurses are the backbone of a typical healthcare system, and can be found in all settings delivering a range of expert services across the globe. The African philosophy of Ubuntu, the nearest translation of which being ‘I am because we are’, is inherently built around ‘humanity towards others’, collectivism and interconnectedness (Nyandeni et al, 2024). It describes the belief that what happens to one individual affects the entire community (NHS Somerset, 2024). This could easily be described as the philosophy underpinning the international community of nursing and the interconnectedness of healthcare systems (Muhammad-Lawal et al, 2023). However, the recent decision by the UK Government to further reduce its overseas aid budget (Loft and Brien, 2025), has the potential to destabilise the global solidarity and communal responsibility seen with healthcare globally.
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