by Elisabeth McElderry | Jan 22, 2021 | Blogs, Peace & Security
To commemorate the TPNW entry into force, one of Medact’s long-standing members, Dr. Elisabeth McElderry, takes us through the years, describing the very active role health workers’ have taken in anti-nuclear and peace campaigning.
by Aiyan Maharasingam | Dec 23, 2020 | Blogs, Membership
Six past winners of the Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize reflect upon why they submitted to the Prize, what they wrote about, what they enjoyed about it & what they gained from the process.
by Max Thoburn | Nov 20, 2020 | Blogs, Economic Justice, Human Rights
Medact member, Dr Max Thoburn, discusses the connection between Indigenous Australian struggles for land rights and battles against health inequality.
by Peter Markham | Nov 13, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights
Peter Markham who works for the the Immigration Advice Service discusses new research into isolation amongst migrants
by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Oct 25, 2020 | Blogs, Headlines, Peace & Security
This blog outlines the implications of the imminent entry into force of the Nuclear Ban Treaty, and calls for more to join the movement for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
by Thusiyan Nandakumar | Oct 16, 2020 | Blogs, Headlines, Peace & Security
Medact member Dr. Thusiyan Nandakumar outlines Sri Lanka’s militarised response to the coronavirus pandemic, arguing that it is entrenching institutionalised discrimination in the country.
by Roghieh Dehghan | Oct 5, 2020 | Blogs, Headlines
Medact member and GP, Dr Roghieh Dehghan, reflects upon her own experiences facing racism and offers advice to health workers who are also forced to confront racism in our deeply unjust society.
by Daniel J Carter | Sep 18, 2020 | Blogs, Economic Justice
In this new piece, Daniel Carter, Medact member and research fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, discusses the need for greater protections for renters as a public health measure to prevent a second wave of COVID-19. The piece is also... by Bimal Khadka | Sep 15, 2020 | Blogs, Peace & Security
Junior Doctor, Bimal Khadaka, discusses the importance of strengthening the Planning and Mitigation phases of our global emergency control measures to prevent the harmful impacts of both pandemics and nuclear warfare
by Dr Miski Osman | Aug 28, 2020 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Membership, Peace & Security
This piece was written during the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement. In the wake of BLM protests and the global uprising against racism during a devastating pandemic, we are left thinking about what our society could look like – post hyperawareness of this... by Dr Tumbi Otudeko | Aug 21, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights, Peace & Security
In this blog, Dr. Tumbi Otudeko questions the provision of universal healthcare in UK prisons, discussing health disparities facing the prison population.
by Medact | Jul 5, 2020 | Blogs, Human Rights
Dr Kathryn Medièn, lecturer in Sociology at the Open University, interviews the Patients Not Passports team about migrant access to healthcare during the coronavirus crisis.