Health Justice Means Climate Justice at COP26 ─ letter to the UK Government & COP26 leadership
When world leaders arrive in Glasgow for the COP26 climate talks in November 2021, they will have a critical choice to make: do we stick with business as usual, or do we lay the foundations for a fairer, healthier ecologically-sound future?
Health community letter to the First Minister ─ A Just & Green Recovery for Scotland
With a year to go until the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, it’s time for the Scottish government to commit to serious action on climate change!
50th state ratification of the Nuclear Ban Treaty marks a significant milestone for a global movement
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.
Sri Lanka’s militarised coronavirus containment has grave consequences
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.
A doctor’s Survival Kit for the Hostile Environment and Racism in the UK
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.
Medact and Migrants Organise Refuse to Participate in Limited Government Review of NHS Charging
In August 2020, Medact and Migrants Organise refused to submit evidence to the Department of Health and Social Care’s limited review of NHS Charging – read our letter to the government explaining why.
Annual Report 2019/20
Our 2020 Annual Report provides an overview of our work and direction in the last year, including how this has pivoted in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mitigating public health risk from evictions
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...75th Anniversary Hiroshima Day Appeal
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.
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare is a new Medact report, written by Medact Research Manager Dr. Hilary Aked. The report examines the implementation and impacts of the Prevent duty in the NHS, looking at the interaction between the...Patients Not Passports – Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis
Medact’s new briefing paper examines the barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants during the coronavirus crisis