Hiroshima Day Appeal 2017
Every year, on the anniversary of the horrific devastation of the world’s first nuclear bombing, our Hiroshima Day Appeal provides vital funds for our work to advocate for a safer world free from the threat posed by nuclear weapons. On July 7th 2017 the UN...The City of Hiroshima – Peace Declaration
Medact has received a letter from the Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, along with a copy of their Peace Declaration. The Medact Hiroshima Appeal 2016 has just been launched, and it will enable us to continue and grow our work for peace. We join the City of Hiroshima in...Hiroshima Day Appeal 2016
As the majority of countries across the world press ahead to reach a legally binding nuclear weapons ban treaty, the UK government appears determined to replace the Trident system. Under the present conditions of austerity, spending more than 200 billion over 30 years...Hiroshima 70th Anniversary Appeal
Thank you to all those who contributed to our matched funding appeal to mark the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima! Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate of weapons ever created: both in the scale of the immediate devastation they cause,...Hiroshima Day Appeal 2014
The images above are taken from a bigger collection of historical material on the history of the medical peace movement in the UK. This material has been archived by the Wellcome Library. You can find out more about Medact’s archive here. Hiroshima Day: 69...Reviving the Medical Peace Movement
Dear Friends and Colleagues, On the 6th August 1945, 70,000 people in Hiroshima were killed almost instantly by the Atom bomb. Another 70,000 were fatally injured. Local hospitals were destroyed and their medical and nursing staff killed. The atrocity was repeated in...Gaza Appeal
Medact has been working with Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-I) to put together a team of medical expert to conduct an urgent independent fact-finding mission to Gaza. Thus far we have secured the voluntary expertise of several medical experts. Their...Spring Appeal: Freedom From Torture
This spring, Medact is appealing for funds to support its Healthcare and Human Rights programme. We will use any money raised to campaign against the denial of healthcare for refugees and asylum seeker and stop medical complicity in torture.