In April 2014, Medact – together with our partners Healthy Planet UK – launched the ‘Fossil Free Health’ campaign. We are calling on the UK health community to divest from fossil fuels. As a community committed to improving health worldwide, we hope that organisations such as the British Medical Association, the Royal Colleges and the […]
Are you a health professional? Are you concerned about climate change? Are you wondering what you can do about the global health emergency? On Saturday 14th February thousands of people across 5 continents will turn out to take collective action demanding divestment from fossil fuels. If you’re in London join Medact and Healthy […]
This is the last in a series of health focused events during Global Divestment Mobilisation week. Please join us at the HUS bar, Liverpool where organisers of fossil free health, the health divestment campaign, will discuss why now, more than ever, health institutions must divest fossil fuels. Climate change is potentially the biggest threat to global […]
Join global health charity Medact and Concerned Health Professionals UK for an afternoon of talks and workshops in Leeds. We’ll explore how health professionals can help build a fossil free world and discuss our role in campaigning against fracking and advocating for fossil fuel divestment. Sessions will include: The Health Impacts of Fracking; and how […]
Working or studying in health? Worried about the impact of climate change on global health? Do you want to learn more about how YOU can influence your local government to move away from investment in fossil fuels? (Divestment) Join us to find out about Medact’s work in campaigning for health equality, and how you can […]
We’re asking members of the healthcare community to support the Student Climate Strikers during a global week of action from 20th to 27th September.
After careful consideration and consultation, we have now decided to postpone our upcoming Health Justice conference in light of the current situation regarding Coronavirus.