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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has today announced that it will divest from fossil fuel and mining companies. The RCP will start divesting from the worst oil and gas […]
Call for submissions Are you a student? Are you interested in the health aspects of violence and human rights? Do you have a passion for research? Ever dreamt of being […]
Millions of children and young people from around the world have been striking from school on Fridays to highlight political inaction on the climate crisis. The Youth Climate Strikers called […]
In response to the sentencing of 11 Turkish doctors to 20 months in prison for a statement made against the military offensive in Afrin, Syria, Medact has urged the UK […]
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has sold all fossil fuel investments formerly held in its £1.3m portfolio. It joins a growing list of global healthcare institution divestments worth […]
Over the past year Medact has been working to develop an organisational strategy which will help direct our work over the coming five years. The strategy indicates Medact’s aims and […]
As tensions between the nuclear armed states of India and Pakistan continue, little attention is being paid to the effects of war between the nations means for the disputed region […]
Over 90 healthcare workers from across the UK have signed an open letter calling on doctor MPs Matthew Offord, Phillip Lee, Caroline Johnson and Andrew Murrison to sign the Divest […]
The UK Faculty of Public Health has ended all investment in gas, oil and coal companies. In doing so it highlights the health impacts of fossil fuel driven climate change. Our Fossil Free Health campaigner, Deirdre Duff, shares the news.