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Letter to Cheshire West & Chester Council on the health risks of Fracking
Medact is currently producing an expert position paper on the health effects of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the UK. The report will examine the evidence on fracking: its safety, its […]
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Trident and nuclear weapons – Take action
MPs elected this year will vote on whether or not Britain builds a new nuclear weapons system that will cost at least £100 billion and operate until 2060. Medact remains […]
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Raif Badawi’s 1000 Lashes: The Medical Implications Of Flogging
Freedom from Torture’s head of doctors, Juliet Cohen, describes the medical implications of flogging and discusses the specifics of the case of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi. Background: Judicial corporal […]
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Why the UK healthy community’s investments in fossil fuels are bad for health
In a new report published today, Medact and other leading health and climate NGOs argue that the UK health community must phase out its investments in the fossil fuel industry, […]
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Unhealthy Investments – fossil fuel investment and the health community
In this report Medact and other leading health and climate NGOs argue that the UK health community must phase out its investments in the fossil fuel industry, with air pollution […]
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Volunteers: Love Film? Hate Climate Change?
Hate climate change? Love film? Want to get involved in organising a film festival with Medact and Shorts on Tap? Global health charity Medact is teaming up with film-festival organisers […]
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Waking up to the planetary health emergency: let’s divest from fossil fuels.
Zoe is a Medact member. She is also part of Divest London – a network hub for the global grassroots movement pushing institutions to divest from the fossil fuel industry […]
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Healthcare and Human Rights at the Bleeding Edge – Live Stream
Thank you for your interest in the live web-stream for Healthcare and Human Rights at the Bleeding Edge – a conference organised jointly by the University of Brighton and Medact. […]
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Medact staff member's Great North Run
Chris Venables, Programme Officer at Medact, and two other national charity leaders, are planning to join Newcastle University’s team in the Great North Run this year. Chris will be joined […]
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Medact scholarship for two week intensive in Norway course on peace and health
Applications are now closed. Thanks to all those who applied. We will let successful candidates know in due course. Medact is offering a scholarship for up to five health students […]
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Fracking report and letter to Lancashire Council
Medact is currently producing an expert position paper on the health effects of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the UK. The report will examine the evidence on fracking: its safety, its […]