by Medact | Aug 6, 2020 | Appeals, Headlines, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attacks – on the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945 – and helps to support Medact’s work using the health voice to advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament throughout the year.
by Medact | Aug 1, 2019 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attacks – on the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945 – and helps to support Medact’s work using the health voice to advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament throughout the year.
by Medact | Aug 6, 2018 | Appeals, Headlines, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear bomb being dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
by Medact | Sep 4, 2017 | Appeals, Headlines, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
Now, more than ever, there is a need to for a collective, progressive public health voice to challenge the growing tide of militarisation and violent conflict.
by Carla Stephan | Aug 16, 2017 | Appeals, Campaign Updates, Hiroshima Day
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 2017 has just recently launched. It will enable us to continue and grow our work for peace. We join the City of Hiroshima... by Medact Staff | Aug 6, 2017 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
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... by Medact Staff | Aug 19, 2016 | Hiroshima Day, News, Peace & Security
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... by Medact Staff | Aug 5, 2016 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day
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... by Medact Staff | Aug 7, 2015 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
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,... by Medact Staff | Aug 7, 2014 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day
Thank you to everyone who supported the appeal! The funds raised will be strategically used to grow the medical peace movement in the run up to the 2015 peace and disarmament conference; and ensure that health professionals remain concerned by, and active in speaking... by Medact Staff | Aug 5, 2014 | Hiroshima Day, Peace & Security
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...
