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Fracking – an inherently risky activity to health
The arguments against fracking on public health and ecological grounds are overwhelming. And Medact believes that a moratorium should be put in place to allow time for a full and comprehensive […]
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Open letter to Shell's Ben van Beurden from John Ashton
John Ashton is an independent commentator and co-founder of the think tank E3G. He served from 2006-12 as Special Representative for Climate Change for three successive Foreign Secretaries. He spoke […]
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Trident and nuclear weapons – Take action
MPs elected this year will vote on whether or not Britain builds a new nuclear weapons system that will cost at least £100 billion and operate until 2060. Medact remains […]
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Honest Accounts? Lobby the party leaders
The facts about poverty and its root causes do not stop our political leaders telling us how generous we are to Africa. Of how much they care about doing something […]
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Send a message to your MP: for the love of Health, Peace & Justice I care about Climate Change.
Medact is a supporter of the Climate Coalition, the UK’s largest group of people and organisations dedicated to action on climate change and its impact on health. In the run-up to […]
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The Prohibition of Abortion is Killing Women
Every ten minutes a woman dies because of an unsafe abortion. MdM France is now collecting direct signatures from medical doctors for the statement below in addition to Doctors of the World’s […]
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Open Letter: for the people in Gaza
Paola Manduca, Iain Chalmers, Derek Summerfield, Mads Gilbert, Swee Ang, on behalf of 24 signatories We are doctors and scientists, who spend our lives developing means to care and protect […]
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Open Letter: Support the opposition to force feeding of hunger strikers in Israel
Mark Porter chair BMA, David McCoy chair Medact, Cornelius Katona medical director, Helen Bamber Foundation, Iain Chalmers coordinator, James Lind Initiative , Frank Arnold coordinator, Medact preventing torture working group The Israeli parliament, the […]
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Open Letter: to the World Medical Association requesting it to publicly voice its objection to pressure on physicians to participate in forced feeding
Dear President Mungherera, Chairman Haikerwal, and Secretary General Kloiber, We, the undersigned national medical association and health and human rights organizations, call on the World Medical Association (WMA) to […]
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Letter to Ms Lin Homer, Chief Executive HM Revenue & Customs on Tax Avoidance
Tax abuse is wrong. And Medact believes it should be considered a national public health problem. But the rules of the international banking, trade and finance systems are rigged to allow […]
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Open Letter: to President Obama on hunger strikers in Guantanamo
Frank Arnold, Vincent Iacopino , Scott Allen , Hernán Reyes, Iain Chalmers, on behalf of 148 other signatories.[1] We write to you as doctors and other health professionals to request […]