Health Versus Wealth? UK economic policy and public health during COVID-19
In this new briefing, our Economic Justice & Health Group shine a light on the UK government’s assumption that the health of the public and the economy are in tension.
Health & Climate Justice at COP 26
Far from being just a future prospect, it is clear that many regions of the world have long since started to feel the impacts of climate change. These impacts pose the greatest challenge to global health in the 21st century. However, they are not distributed equally....Submission to the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief’s call for evidence on anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination
We submitted to a UN Special Rapporteur’s call for evidence on anti-Muslim hatred and discrimination. Our submission focuses on the so-called “Prevent duty” in the UK National Health Service, drawing on our July 2020 report False Positives: the Prevent...Festive Cards designed by the Migrant Solidarity Group
There’s no better way to spread the joy this season than by sending your friends and family a Medact Migrant Solidarity Group festive card!
Making effective Freedom of Information Requests
Action Call: Housing & public health ─ the eviction crisis in the time of COVID-19
Watch a recording of our Action Call with London Renters Union & Pathways where we discussed the interconnected issues of housing justice and health equity.
CAAT Reading Group – Coronavirus & The Arms Trade
Watch our Peace and Security Campaigner, Reem Abu-Hayyeh, lead a reading group for our friends at Campaign Against the Arms Trade on the topic of Coronavirus and the Arms Trade.
Members commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima Day
Dr Michael Orgel Dr Martin Hartog Dr Bimal Khadka Dr Judith McDonald ...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
Submission to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
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?
Hear the Medact team explain how our vision for a human right to health forms a common thread through all our work areas.