by Medact | Aug 1, 2019 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attacks – on the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945 – and helps to support Medact’s work using the health voice to advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament throughout the year.
by Medact | Apr 25, 2019 | Briefings, Economic Justice, Food
Medact produced this submission to the Children’s Future Food Inquiry in early 2019 as part of exploratory work on food justice issues at the intersection of diet, poverty and health. The submission – as with our submission to the Welfare safety net...
by Medact | Mar 1, 2019 | Headlines, News, Press Releases, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
As tensions between the nuclear armed states of India and Pakistan continue, little attention is being paid to the effects of war between the nations means for the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir Valley, which has not known peace since the...
by Medact | Jan 23, 2019 | Headlines, Sign-Ons, Human Rights, Peace & Security
A letter from UK health workers calling on Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to put pressure on Sudan’s President Bashir to end the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters and the targeting of healthcare workers.
by Medact | Dec 21, 2018 | Briefings, Economic Justice
This submission to the Work and Pensions Select Committee Inquiry into the ‘Welfare safety net’ was put together from answers to a survey of health professionals asking about their experiences of how economic deprivation impacts their patients’...
by Medact | Dec 18, 2018 | Appeals, Headlines, Climate & Environment
Let’s harness the expertise, mandate and social power of the health community to help solve the climate crisis.
by Medact | Aug 19, 2018 | Annual Reports, Headlines
Our 2018 Annual Report is now available to read online. A round-up of all the amazing things that Medact has been up to over the past 12 months!
by Medact | Aug 6, 2018 | Appeals, Headlines, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security, Trident
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear bomb being dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
by Medact | Jan 25, 2018 | Briefings, Resources, Human Rights
The available evidence shows that the objectives of significantly reducing the number of vulnerable individuals detained and the duration of their detention have not been achieved by the changes to policy and practice introduced since the initial review into welfare in detention of vulnerable persons produced by Mr Steven Shaw in January 2016.
In our submission to the new review we consider what has gone wrong, and make recommendations for what needs to happen to improve the situation.
by Medact | Jan 1, 2018 | Books, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Peace & Security
For over a decade, Global Health Watch has been the definitive source for alternative analysis on health. This fifth edition addresses the key challenges facing governments and health practitioners today, within the context of rapid shifts in global governance...
by Medact | Sep 28, 2017 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Food
Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH)’s 90 wards and 1,700 beds provide health services to 2.5 million people in the city of Nottingham, as well as specialist services for an additional 3-4 million further afield. They are also one of the largest employers in the...
by Medact | Sep 21, 2017 | Blogs, Climate & Environment, Food
If you want to get involved with campaigning for healthier and more sustainable food in your hospital, or in your community in general, you are not alone.
