Set the Pace of Health Equity

Set the Pace of
health equity

Together, we will secure a healthier future for everyone.

Global health is entering a period of instability: persistent inequalities in women’s health, the inevitability of future pandemics, and the rise of infections that don’t respond to antibiotics. Each is serious on its own, but together they show how fragile health systems can be and how much people suffer when responses are slow or uncoordinated.

Warwick is addressing these global challenges at their root. We are strengthening the entire research and policy pipeline – from developing leaders in women’s health, to advancing antibiotic discovery through equitable international partnerships, and building globally coordinated strategies for both pandemic planning and antimicrobial resistance.

Across these initiatives runs a common thread: experts from medicine, public health, mathematics, science, policy, and social science working together, and the deliberate cultivation of the next generation of global health leaders. Philanthropy is the catalyst that makes this long-term systemic approach possible – enabling sustained investment in discovery, leadership, and global coordination, and giving us the confidence to take on the greatest health challenges of our time.

The University of Warwick will play a catalytic role in the global effort to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

The Institute for Global Pandemic Planning combines world-class expertise in Mathematical Epidemiology, Public Health, and Behavioural Science.

Women spend 25% more of their lives in poor health, losing an average of nine years to debilitating conditions. Addressing these inequalities could add at least $1 trillion to the global economy annually by 2040.

Hear more about our projects

For HER (Health Equity Restitution)

Women make up 51% of the population, yet they spend around 25% more of their lives in poor health than men. This disparity is caused by a severe shortage of researchers specialising in women’s health and a global lack of funding for women’s health priorities.

Warwick aims to turn the tide. We will develop a new generation of leaders in women’s health, spanning undergraduates, PhD candidates, Clinical Fellows, and senior academics. These leaders will drive multidisciplinary research, raise standards of care, and ensure women's health is fully integrated across education, research, and practice.

Philanthropic support is crucial to this mission. Gifts will enable investment across the entire women's health research pipeline, accelerating outcomes, improving clinical practice, shaping health policy to benefit women worldwide, and improving women’s lives.

Sir Howard Dalton Centre

Building on the success of the philanthropically-funded Sir Howard Dalton Centre, Warwick will play a catalytic role in the global effort to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We will mobilise international collaboration in the discovery and development of new antibiotics and ensure the outcomes are shared globally.

Working with partners in countries that have both strong incentive and an increasing capacity to engage in antibiotic discovery – including India, China, ASEAN nations, and South Africa – we will accelerate progress through developing tailored national strategies and joint research programmes.

Through a new Fellowship scheme, we will support those contributing to the global antimicrobial strategy, building a diverse international community dedicated to addressing one of the world’s most pressing health challenges. The ambition is nothing less than a new, internationally coherent AMR strategy, one convened from the UK, led by Warwick, and powered by equitable partnerships around the world.

Institute for Global Pandemic Planning (IGPP)

Warwick established the Institute for Global Pandemic Planning (IGPP) in 2021 in response to Covid-19, uniting our unique expertise in epidemiology, public health, and behavioural science. IGPP researchers informed national policy on school reopening, vaccine rollout, and viral transmission, and continue to monitor emerging variants.

Supported by philanthropy, the IGPP’s PhD programme is training the next generation of global pandemic experts. Students from around the world work together across areas such as disease modelling, public health, diagnostics, and behaviour, learning how different disciplines and perspectives can help prevent and manage future pandemics.

With further support, Warwick will develop the IGPP into a ready and responsive unit, providing independent scientific advice and robust evidence before future outbreaks occur. By working proactively, sharing knowledge, challenging assumptions, and strengthening global capacity, Warwick aims to help build a more coordinated international approach to pandemic preparedness.