Health & Climate Justice at COP 26
Far from being just a future prospect, it is clear that many regions of the world have long since started to feel the impacts of climate change. These impacts pose the greatest challenge to global health in the 21st century. However, they are not distributed equally....Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize 2021
Are you a student with a passion for research? Are you interested in the health aspects of violence and human rights? Do you dream of being published in an academic journal? If your answer to these questions is yes, then you should consider applying for the...Making effective Freedom of Information Requests
Medact and Migrants Organise Refuse to Participate in Limited Government Review of NHS Charging
In August 2020, Medact and Migrants Organise refused to submit evidence to the Department of Health and Social Care’s limited review of NHS Charging – read our letter to the government explaining why.
Annual Report 2019/20
Our 2020 Annual Report provides an overview of our work and direction in the last year, including how this has pivoted in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Action Call: Housing & public health ─ the eviction crisis in the time of COVID-19
Watch a recording of our Action Call with London Renters Union & Pathways where we discussed the interconnected issues of housing justice and health equity.
75th Anniversary Hiroshima Day Appeal
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.
Exploring Migrant Access to Health: Part 3 – In Conversation: Open University Lecturer Dr Kathryn Medièn talks to Patients Not Passports.
Dr Kathryn Medièn, lecturer in Sociology at the Open University, interviews the Patients Not Passports team about migrant access to healthcare during the coronavirus crisis.
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare
False Positives: the Prevent counter-extremism policy in healthcare is a new Medact report, written by Medact Research Manager Dr. Hil Aked. The report examines the implementation and impacts of the Prevent duty in the NHS, looking at the interaction between the duty...Patients Not Passports – Migrants’ Access to Healthcare During the Coronavirus Crisis
Medact’s new briefing paper examines the barriers to accessing healthcare for migrants during the coronavirus crisis