Register now for our 2020 Conference

by | January 21, 2020 | Headlines

We are delighted to announce that tickets are now available for our Health Justice Gathering in March!

Climate and Health Organiser @ Medact

by | January 17, 2020 | Headlines, Jobs,

Medact is looking for an organiser to support the growing climate movement among the UK health community in the run up to the Climate CoP in Glasgow this year, and beyond.

Help us realise a human right to health

by | December 6, 2019 | Appeals, Headlines, , , ,

We need your help to build our dynamic movement of health workers and activists

2019 Manifesto Analysis

by | November 30, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines, , , ,

It’s election time, so we’ve been poring over the manifestos from all the major parties to see how they stack up against the aims of our different campaigns and work areas.

On Tasers, policing and imagining new responses to violence

by | October 18, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines,

With the recent announcement of Tasers being made more widely available for use by the police in the UK, black feminist organiser and Global Health postgraduate Sarah Lasoye argues that the health community must take notice.

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We promote disarmament and encourage non-violent responses to conflict.

We work for the abolition of nuclear weapons, and to reduce the power and influence of militarism and military-industrial complex.

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This includes access to healthcare for all, and respect for the health-related rights of migrants, refugees, prisoners and detainees.

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Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay Prize 2020

Jan 6, 2020 | News

Are you a student? Are you interested in the health aspects of violence and human rights? Do you have a passion for research? Ever dreamt of being published in an academic journal?  If the answer to these questions is yes, then the Holdstock-Piachaud Student Essay...

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