Medact NorthWest's Global Health ConferenceThis conference is to inspire health professionals to become interested in global health and an opportunity for those already interested in global health to learn more about how to get involved. The conference will also highlight Medact NorthWest's current campaign to improve the health of asylum seekers in the UK.
The conference will take place on Saturday 27th February between 9am and 5.30pm at King's House Conference Centre, Sydney Street, Manchester, M1 7HB. It costs £20 for health professionals to attend and £10 for students.
For more information and to book a place please contact events.medactnw@gmail.com or medactnw@googlemail.com.
Click here to download the conference leaflet and please pass on to others you think may be interested. 02/02/2010
We don't need Trident! - demonstrate at Aldermaston February 15thJoin a group of Medact members to protest at the continued developed of Weapons of Mass Destruction on UK soil. The Tridentploughshares/CND blockade of Aldermaston, near Reading will take place from 7am on Monday 15th Feb.
There are various levels of protest on the day and all levels of involvement are equally important.
As ever, it is always good to have a prominent group of health professionals at such occasions and this is a particularly important (and even achievable, dare we suggest!) focus of protest. For further information about the blockade see Trident Ploughshares website (www.tridentploughshares.org) or CND's (www.cnduk.org).
If you are interested in going please contact Gay Lee 020 8674 9397,
greyhair@nildram.co.uk who is coordinating the Medact contingent.01/02/2010
Medact at The WaveOn Saturday, the 5th December 2009, a group of health professionals joined The Wave, a massive demonstration through central London prior to the crucial UN summit on climate change in Copenhagen.
To read more about Medact's prescence at The Wave please see Tony Waterston's blog and Alison Whyte's blog.08/12/2009
ICAN-UK Petition: Medact and CND to urge the Government to abandon Trident and promote a Nuclear Weapons ConventionThis Petition has been prepared by Medact and CND to urge the Government to abandon Trident replacement and promote a Nuclear Weapons Convention to facilitate the elimination of nuclear weapons. Please sign! you can sign on line by clicking the link or download a form - however many signatures you can get on a form please post it to Medact. at The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London, N1 6HT - every signature helps!01/12/2009
Explosive Violence - the problem of explosive weaponsMedact has collaborated with Landmine Action on a new report: Explosive Violence - the Problem of Explosive Weapons which challenges the continued acceptance of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas as a normal part of armed conflict. The report shows how the use of these weapons in populated areas, whether by governments or non-state actors. consistently causes unacceptable civilian suffering. 28/09/2009
Civilian death toll in AfghanistanMedact has written to Bob Ainsworth the Secretary of State for Defence requesting information as to how civilian deaths are being estimated during operations in Afghanistan. The recent civilian deaths as a result of the attacks on oil tankers near Kunduz only emphasize the dangers for civilians. We need more people to ask these questions - please click here to see these letters and write either to your MP or to the Secretary of State. Please let us know if you receive any reply. 14/09/2009
Challenging barriers to global health
Medact speaks out for countless people across the globe whose health, wellbeing and access to proper health care are severely compromised by the effects of war, poverty and environmental damage.
As health professionals, we campaign and we lobby governments, international bodies and other influential organisations. We call on them to take positive action on preventing violent conflict, improving health and on raising the standards of health care worldwide.
As a registered charity, our impact on the world’s health and health services relies on the support of our valued members. By becoming a member, you’ll:
Automatically make our voice louder and help us achieve real results
Become part of an international network of like-minded people who share your concerns on global health
Be kept up-to-date on how we’re using your contribution and on relevant developments across the globe, through our free magazine Communiqué, published three times a year. Join today
The People's Health Movement in association with Medact and Doctors for Human Rights has prepared a report on human rights and health in the UK.
This report has been submitted to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The Committee has responsibility for reviewing whether countries comply to their committments under the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. For more information .........
produced by the People’s Health Movement, Medact and the Global Equity Gauge Alliance in South Africa, presents an alternative view of health in the 21st century that is sorely needed. At a time of debates about the morality of bonuses and hedge funds, the links between present economic models and our health, including the health of the 40% of the world’s population that live on less that $2 a day, need to be clearly made. The report emphasizes the need to tackle the underlying determinants of ill-health and health inequalities, and to ‘watch’ and hold to account the governments and international institutions with responsibility for global health. For more information
focuses on 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. More information
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, press releases available to download from the members area
Communiqué is mailed to all Medact members three times per year
Medact is the UK affiliate of International Physicians for The Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) Nobel Peace Prize 1985 www.ippnw.org
