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UK Doctors Vote to End Investments in the Fossil Fuel Industry
The British Medical Association, the representative body of doctors in the UK, has voted to end its investments in fossil fuel companies, making it the first health organisation in the […]
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Open Letter: to the World Medical Association requesting it to publicly voice its objection to pressure on physicians to participate in forced feeding
Dear President Mungherera, Chairman Haikerwal, and Secretary General Kloiber, We, the undersigned national medical association and health and human rights organizations, call on the World Medical Association (WMA) to […]
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Letter to the World Medical Association requesting it to publicly voice its objection to pressure on physicians to participate in forced feeding
18 Health & Human Rights organization call on the World Medical Association (WMA) to publicly voice its objection to different attempts around the world to pressure physicians to participate in […]
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Annual Report 2013/14
Our Annual Report includes our financial information for the past year as well as a six month update on our programmatic work. Medact Annual Report 2013-14
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Day 50 of the Palestinian mass hunger-strike: Stop Israel’s force-feeding bill
Since 17 April 2014, over 100 Palestinian detainees and prisoners have been on hunger strike in protest at Israel’s policy of Administrative Detention (see box). On 9 June, an […]
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Letter to Ms Lin Homer, Chief Executive HM Revenue & Customs on Tax Avoidance
Tax abuse is wrong. And Medact believes it should be considered a national public health problem. But the rules of the international banking, trade and finance systems are rigged to allow […]
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Ruth Stern: Medact at the 2nd UK People’s Health Assembly held in Scotland, April 2014.
From the moment people starting registering there was a buzz – people reconnecting with friends and colleagues from way back, Scottish delegates chatting to those who ventured north from England, […]
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Health Impact Assessment and Conflict – a case study to assess the potential health consequences of military action against Iran
Medact has developed a Health Impact Assessment of what the consequences of military action would be for health if armed conflict against Iran by the United States and its allies were […]
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Spring Appeal: Freedom From Torture
This spring, Medact is appealing for funds to support its Healthcare and Human Rights programme. We will use any money raised to campaign against the denial of healthcare for refugees and asylum seeker and stop medical complicity in torture.
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Medsin Students: Would you like to visit Kazakhstan?
Medact is offering a bursary to a Medsin student to attend a Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan in the last week of August this year. The Congress is organised by the International Physicians for […]
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David McCoy on the Lancet-UiO Commission on Global Governance For Health
The Lancet-UiO Commission on Global Governance For Health Commissioners should withdraw their recommendations and come up with better ones. The Lancet Commission on Global Governance for Health – co-organised with […]