[1][2] Working with communities and health service providers, they undertake long-term projects targeted at women and children in remote, often war-torn areas.
[2] The organisation aims to bring sustainable solutions to people suffering from poor health due to war, poverty, or marginalization from care for other reasons.
Its first programme was in southern Afghanistan, where the founders of the organisation recognised the strong link between war and health.
With a view to allowing for the people to become self-sustaining, attention is also given to nutrition, access to water, sanitation and income generation.
[4] Health Poverty Action is now supporting programmes in 12 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.