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Drones – 2013 update
This update to the original 2012 report recommends greater parliamentary and public scrutiny of the use of drones, their inclusion in arms limitation treaties, and a stop to further automation in […]
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Blog: Economics – the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the world?
Last December, Richard Horton, Chief Editor of the Lancet, sent out a set of ten tweets asserting that “economics may be the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the world”. It […]
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Open Letter: to President Obama on hunger strikers in Guantanamo
Frank Arnold, Vincent Iacopino , Scott Allen , Hernán Reyes, Iain Chalmers, on behalf of 148 other signatories.[1] We write to you as doctors and other health professionals to request […]
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Concern about drones grows, Medact releases new report
Medact has built on the success of the 2012 report in raising awareness on the physical and psychological harm of drone warfare by publishing a 2013 update. The update focuses […]
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COP19 So Far – Typhoon Haiyan, corporate capture, and disruptive moves by Japan and Australia
The tone for the19th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP19 of the UNFCCC) was set by the Philippines’ lead negotiator, as he spoke […]
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Medicine, Conflict and Survival – Student Representative
The Medact-affiliated academic journal Medicine, Conflict and Survival is currently seeking a student representative for its Editorial Board. The Student Representative will have full status as a member of the […]
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Over 250 people attend Medact relaunch conference
On Saturday 9th November, more than 250 people attended a Medact conference on the interfaces between health, politics, ecology, economics, and violence. There were about 30 speakers including well known […]
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The Delusional Thinking Behind a Policy of 'Nuclear Deterrence'
Twenty-one years ago the national conference of the Medical Campaign against Nuclear Weapons (MCANW) questioned the thinking behind the nuclear arms race. MCANW’s members were particularly concerned that this race was continuing despite positive […]
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Preventing Torture report follow-up workshops: the case of Sri Lanka
In May 2013 in the House of Lords, Medact organised a workshop to discuss the recommendations of the Sri Lankan case study in the Medact report Preventing Torture: the role […]
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Blood transfusion services in the wake of the humanitarian and health crisis following multiple detonations of nuclear weapons
The nuclear detonations in August 1945 at Hiroshima and Nagasaki (at 16 and 21 Kt equivalent respectively) killed at least 110,000 citizens immediately: an estimated further 130,000 died by the […]
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Annual Report 2011/12
Medact Annual Report 2011/12