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Background paper on the issues raised by the NHS White Paper
In preparation for its response to the 2010 government White Paper Equity & Excellence: liberating the NHS, Medact produced a background document summarising what it considered were the main issues […]
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Rehabilitation Under Fire – health care in Iraq 2003-7
‘A little understood, unfamiliar war’ – US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, resignation speech, November 8, 2006 Medact’s five earlier Iraq reports presented data on health and health services, and thus […]
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Britain’s New Nuclear Weapons – illegal, indiscriminate, and catastrophic for health
In the foreward to the White Paper on ‘The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent’ presented to Parliament on December 4th the Prime Minister says he ‘is confident that […]
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The ‘Skills Drain’ of Health Professionals from the Developing World – a Framework for Policy Formulation
This is the second of Medact’s two papers on the ‘skills drain’ of health professionals from the developing world, which examine the economic, governance and human rights issues that surround […]
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The International Migration of Health Workers – a human rights analysis
Medact has launched two papers on the ‘skills drain’ of health professionals from the developing world, examining the economic, governance and human rights issues that surround this controversial issue. They […]
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Enduring Effects of War – health in Iraq 2004
This evidence-based report analyses from a public health perspective the impact on health and health services of the 2003 war on Iraq, and the country’s ensuing political and security crisis. It builds […]
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Continuing Collateral Damage – the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq
“The health consequences of the 2003 war on Iraq will be felt by the Iraqi people for years, even generations.” This report assesses the impact of the 2003 war on the environment […]
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Collateral Damage – the health and environmental costs of war on Iraq
This report was released in November 2002, months before the US led invasion of Iraq. Regrettably, many of the conclusions and predictions made in the report became reality. Executive Summary […]