Preventing Torture report follow-up workshops: the case of the UKFollowing up on the publication of Medact's widely appreciated report: Preventing Torture: the role of physicians and their professional organisations: principles and practice, participants at a workshop on April 19th considered the recommendations of the UK case study. This was the second of a series of workshops on each case study in the report . For an initial report of the discussion at the workshop see the blog from Frank Boulton, Medact's Chair, who chaired the meeting, by clicking on the link. 26/04/2012
Health Information In Conflict Situations: Collection And Dissemination ChallengesThe report of the meeting on Health Information In Conflict Situations: Collection And Dissemination Challenges has been released and can be downloaded here. The meeting was organised by Medact in collaboration with the Centre on Global Health Security and the International Security Programme at Chatham House, and as part of the Peace & Security Liaison Group in December 2010. 02/03/2012
Why would two NHS oncologists run 6 marathons in 6 days?To raise public awareness of the dangers of the coalition Government's Health and Social Care Bill. Doctors Clive Peedell and David Wilson will run from Aneurin Bevan's statue in Cardiff to deliver a 'Postcard from Bevan' to David Cameron's constituency office in Witney, and to Andrew Lansley at the Department of Health. Join others in in a rally at either of these places to meet them. For more details click here.09/01/2012
Medical peace work prize awarded to Dr Sebnem Korur FinanciThe 2011 International Medical Peace Award was given to Prof Dr Sebnem Korur Financi, President of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, for her courageous opposition to torture and human rights abuses. It was presented at the conference 'Medicine and Conscience' and jointly awarded by IPPNW and the International Medical Peace Work Network of which Medact is a member. For more details of the award and the conference click here 04/11/2011
Refugee Health Network workshop at RCGP Annual Conference To assist GPs to address the particular health and access needs of vulnerable migrants, including refugees, refused asylum seekers and victims of trafficking, the Refugee Health Network organised a workshop at the RCGP's Annual Conference: A Denial of Care: Primary Health Care of Vulnerable Migrants. There still appears to be confusion over entitlement issues in particular. For more details click here 04/11/2011
Become a MedactivistMedactivist is an email group for Medact members who want to keep up to date with the latest developments in Medact campaigns. 10/02/2010
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Even a limited nuclear exchange would cause major worldwide climate disruption, bringing down food production, and putting more that a billion people at risk as a consequence of 'nuclear famine'. This is the finding of an IPPNW report by Dr Ira Helfand released on April 25th: 'Nuclear Famine: A Billion People at Risk - Global Impats of Limited Nuclear War on Agriculture, Food Supplies and Human Nutrition'. To read the report click here
The seven online courses that make up the Medical Peace Work training that Medact has helped to develop as part of an EC project can be found here. They were launched in the UK in February 2012 at the Institute of Child Health, University College London. The courses and related training materials cover subjects from health and human rights to nuclear weapons to self care, they are a key resource for health professionals to advance the cause of peace in today's world.
The UK chapter of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) are campaigning for a practical way to achieve a world without nuclear weapons - a Nuclear Weapons Convention (NWC). A NWC would address the roots of the nuclear weapons problem - the continued possession of nuclear weapons by a small minority of countries who risk their use by design, accident, miscalculation or by terrorists, and whose weapons are an incentive to others to also become nuclear armed. For more information, visit the ICAN-UK website.
The People's Health Movement is organising a workshop: an Introduction to Activism on March 31st at the School of Oriental and African Studies.
The workshop will enable those concerned about people's health in a global context to make new connections, share experiences and get involved in Health Activism. it is also a chance to contribute to the UK's preparations for the forthcoming People's Health Assembely 3 in July in South Africa. For more information please click here
produced by the People’s Health Movement, Medact, Third World Network, Medico International and Health Action International, will be launched in the UK at University College London on November 24th 6-8pm. Halfdan Mahler has said "Global Health Watch 3, like the previous editions, provides us with compelling evidence about all that is wrong with the governance of health care systems across the world. At the same time, it also provides us with hope, in the many stories about what can be done and what is being done. The challenge before us is to act decisively on the evidence provided". Please let us know if you would like to come by emailing info@medact.org
Medact communications advisor Alison Whyte has produced three information sheets that provide guidance on how to use the media in your campaigning.Current titles include writing to the press, radio interviews, and press releases and are available to download from the members area.
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produced by the People’s Health Movement, Medact, Third World Network, Medico International and Health Action International, will be launched in the UK at University College London on November 24th 6-8pm. Halfdan Mahler has said "
