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NOx emissions legal limits breached on 5 January, London
Under EU rules, sites are only allowed to breach hourly limits of 200 ug of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) /m3 air 18 times in a year, but on 5 January 347.7 ug/ m3 was measured on Brixton Road at 9pm, and was the 19th exceedance this year.
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Teaching Cases in Medical Peace Work
Are you teacher or trainer for health professionals? Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention, and peace-building. Medical Peace Work is also a […]
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Ban on diesel in London urged by health professionals
Doctors, health professionals and medical students today launched the Doctors Against Diesel campaign, by holding up giant numbers which read ‘9,400’, representing the number of early deaths in London each […]
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Photos from Doctors Against Diesel launch at HPBW
The Doctors Against Diesel campaign was launched on Saturday 10th December at Medact’s Healthy Planet Better World conference
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Senior medics call on government to immediately ban the routine use of antibiotics in UK farming
In an unprecedented move, fifteen senior medics have written to the UK government calling for urgent action to tackle the routine misuse of antibiotics in UK farming…
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World Medical Association Calls on Health Sector to Divest – Will you ask your Royal College?
On 22nd October the World Medical Association passed a resolution calling on their members and health organisations worldwide to divest from fossil fuels, and reinvest in organisations upholding environmental principles. […]
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UN votes to start negotiating a ban on nuclear proliferation
First committee of the UN General Assembly votes for a resolution mandating negotiations on a ban on Nuclear Proliferation On Wednesday October 26th, during its 71st session, members of […]
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Nobel Laureates call for negotiations to begin on banning nuclear weapons
Nobel Prize Laureates have joined the many others who are calling on the United Nations to begin negotiations on a new international agreement to ban nuclear weapons. At the United […]
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New report on the Recruitment of Children by the UK Armed Forces
Medact’s new report on the long-term impacts of the British military’s recruitment of children under the age of 18, presents evidence linking ‘serious health concerns’ with the policy, and calls […]
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Medact News October 2016
Medact has been busy in the last few months. Here are just a few highlights of recent and upcoming activities. Medact Annual General meeting 2016 Medact’s Annual General […]
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Letter from one GP to another – a personal plea to Dr Liam Fox MP to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia
What follows is the text of a letter sent by Medact Member and trainee GP Sarah Alhulail to Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade, and a former […]