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Patients Not Passports – Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis

by Medact | Jun 5, 2020 | Briefings, Headlines, Human Rights

Medact’s new briefing paper examines the barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants during the coronavirus crisis

Submission to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

by Medact | May 20, 2020 | Briefings, Economic Justice

Medact produced a submission to the HCLG Committee on their inquiry into the Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on homelessness and the private rented sector. The submission is part of the work we are doing to advocate for a Just Public Health Response to the...

What do we mean when we say #HumanRightToHealth?

by Medact Staff | Jan 1, 2020 | Videos, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Peace & Security

Hear the Medact team explain how our vision for a human right to health forms a common thread through all our work areas.

“Do No Harm” – Medact meeting on war, arms trade & health

by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Oct 10, 2019 | Videos, Peace & Security

We held a meeting on 30 September 2019 to discuss the intersections between health, war, the arms trade and human rights.

Stop Funding the End of World – a guide to nuclear weapons divestment in Scotland

by Medact Scotland | Sep 7, 2019 | Resources, Toolkits

Don’t Bank on the Bomb Scotland’s guide is intended to be a resource for those who wish to engage with Scottish organisations about nuclear weapons divestment.

DSEI arms fair: Nurse opposes the UK arms trade

by A Medact Member | Sep 5, 2019 | Videos, Peace & Security

Gay Lee, a nurse in England, explains why she as a health worker opposes the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair.

DSEI arms fair: Doctor opposes UK arms trade

by A Medact Member | Sep 4, 2019 | Videos, Peace & Security

Dr. Ruth Arnold, a GP in England, explains why she as a health worker opposes the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair.

Submission to the Children’s Future Food Inquiry

by Medact | Apr 25, 2019 | Briefings, Economic Justice

Medact produced this submission to the Children’s Future Food Inquiry in early 2019 as part of exploratory work on food justice issues at the intersection of diet, poverty and health. The submission – as with our submission to the Welfare safety net...

Submission to House of Lords inquiry into Nuclear non-proliferation & Disarmament

by Nuclear Weapons Group | Apr 24, 2019 | Briefings

In early 2019, members of Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group produced submissions to two parliamentary inquiries relating to nuclear weapons. The following written evidence was submitted to the House of Lords International Relations Committee Inquiry into Nuclear...

Patients Not Passports – challenging healthcare charging in the NHS

by James Skinner | Apr 9, 2019 | Briefings, Headlines, Human Rights

Medact’s new briefing paper examines NHS charging and the introduction of immigration controls in the NHS.

Selling the Military – A critical analysis of contemporary recruitment marketing

by Medact Staff | Feb 27, 2019 | Headlines, Reports

A new report co-written with ForcesWatch explores the UK military’s recent recruitment marketing campaigns, analysing the messaging and intended target audiences for recruitment.

Submission to Defence Select Committee into US INF Treaty withdrawal

by Nuclear Weapons Group | Jan 15, 2019 | Briefings

Members of Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group collaborated on this submission to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee Inquiry into the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Spring 2019. DOWNLOAD: Medact Submission to Defence...
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