In a world ablaze with escalating conflicts, global instability, and worsening humanitarian crises, the threat of nuclear weapons to human life is mounting. And yet, every year, billions of pounds flow through UK banks, pension funds, and other financial institutions that invest in companies producing nuclear weapons, making the threat of nuclear war even more […]
Have you joined Medact any time in the last twelve months? Welcome to our movement of health workers for health justice! We’d love to meet you at our next New Joiners meeting.
What is the securitisation of health? A number of policing and counter-extremism measures are embedded by the government into UK health services, which at times require health workers to work closely with the police and other security agencies. These measures risk undermining therapeutic relationships, confidentiality and trust in practitioners – as well as drawing health […]
We meet bi-monthly online and are campaigning for ‘Homes for Health’, bringing a climate and health justice lens to the housing crisis.
Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group represents the longest standing aspect of Medact’s work towards nuclear abolition, and to address war, armed violence and conflict as global threats to health.
Join us on Tuesday 25th March for the launch of the Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK divestment toolkit – a one stop-shop for you to kick off your nuclear divestment campaigning!
Have you joined Medact any time in the last twelve months? Welcome to our movement of health workers for health justice! We’d love to meet you at our next New Joiners meeting.
What is the securitisation of health? A number of policing and counter-extremism measures are embedded by the government into UK health services, which at times require health workers to work closely with the police and other security agencies. These measures risk undermining therapeutic relationships, confidentiality and trust in practitioners – as well as drawing health […]