Sixteen of the UK’s leading public health organisations have written to Secretary of State for Housing Robert Jenrick urging him to extend the eviction ban due to be lifted Monday to avoid an evictions and homelessness crisis that could significantly contribute to an increase of COVID-19 infections.
Economic Justice Campaigner at Medact
Siddhartha leads Medact's work on advocating for a fair, just and inclusive economic system.
He has a background in public health and public interest campaigning, including as a civil servant in the Public Health system of New Zealand and as a campaigner with Generation Zero, a youth-led climate change advocacy group.
He has a background in public health and public interest campaigning, including as a civil servant in the Public Health system of New Zealand and as a campaigner with Generation Zero, a youth-led climate change advocacy group.
Latest posts by Siddhartha Mehta (see all)
- The unprotected many and the protected few: Working towards a health justice approach to future pandemic preparedness. - May 27, 2021
- Emergency Financial Protection - December 17, 2020
- Mitigating public health risk from evictions - August 20, 2020