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  • DSEI arms fair: Nurse opposes the UK arms trade

    September 5, 2019
    DSEI arms fair: Nurse opposes the UK arms trade

    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

    September 4, 2019
    DSEI arms fair: Doctor opposes UK arms trade

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


  • Jonathan Grigg from Doctors Against Diesel discusses Air Pollution on BBC News

    September 13, 2018
    Jonathan Grigg from Doctors Against Diesel discusses Air Pollution on BBC News

    Jonathan Grigg from Doctors Against Diesel discussing Air Pollution


  • Dr Neal Russell on Al Jazeera

    July 31, 2018
    Dr Neal Russell on Al Jazeera

    In July 2018, over a dozen healthcare professionals who received medals for their work during the Ebola Crisis in West Africa, returned their honours to the government in protest of the hostile environment policies in the NHS, including upfront charging and ID checks.


  • Livestream: The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives

    April 16, 2018
    Livestream: The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives

    In the UK and across the world, neoliberal polices have had disastrous impact on health. In many places, the influence of neoliberalism on policy has gone unquestioned. But there are a number of inspiring examples of countries and approaches that are improving health by rejecting neoliberal ideas. The current UK debate about neoliberalism and its…


  • 6 reasons to believe in nuclear disarmament

    July 25, 2017
    6 reasons to believe in nuclear disarmament

    Our new report calls the UK Government to account for aggressive nuclear weapons policies and continued funding of Trident.


  • First principles of health justice: a human right to be healthy – Sridhar Venkatapuram – TEDxLSHTM

    June 27, 2017
    First principles of health justice: a human right to be healthy – Sridhar Venkatapuram – TEDxLSHTM

    In this talk at TEDxLSHTM, Medact Trustee Sridhar Venkatapuram argues that every human being has a human right to the capability to be healthy.


  • Kinari Webb at Healthy Planet – “Radical Listening: Saving Lives and Rainforest in Borneo”

    March 10, 2017
    Kinari Webb at Healthy Planet – “Radical Listening: Saving Lives and Rainforest in Borneo”

    MD and Founder of Health in Harmony, Kinari Webb, shares her insights on her organisation’s work improving the lives of people in the communities around Gunung Palung National Park in Borneo through increased and affordable health care, decreased logging of the park and introduction of alternative incomes sources.


  • Corinna Hawkes – “Global Food System Challenges”

    March 10, 2017
    Corinna Hawkes – “Global Food System Challenges”

    Professor Corinna Hawkes provides a broad global perspective on the central challenges for food systems, as an opening to the Food stream of the conference. From Session A1 – “Global Food System Challenges”


  • Dr Jonathan Grigg interview on Reuters TV

    March 8, 2017
    Dr Jonathan Grigg interview on Reuters TV

    Jonathan Grigg is the leading UK paediatrician in the effects of air pollution. His studies have informed the public on the risks of air pollution, and influenced national policy. He […]


  • Annie Quick – “Equality and Sustainability: Where does the UK stand?”

    January 31, 2017
    Annie Quick – “Equality and Sustainability: Where does the UK stand?”

    Annie Quick at Healthy Planet Better World – "Equality and Sustainability: Where does the UK stand?"Watch this video on YouTube Annie Quick, lead for Wellbeing and Inequality at the New […]


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