by Medact Events | Dec 22, 2016 | Forum, Talks, Videos, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Healthy Planet, Better World
Could doughnuts actually be good for us? Why it’s time for a new version of human prosperity. Humanity’s central challenge in the 21st century is to realise the human rights of all within the means of this life-giving planet. In other words, we need to get...Dec 19, 2016 | Partner Organisations, Economic Justice
by Medact Staff | Aug 26, 2016 | Annual Forums, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Peace & Security
Thank you to everyone who joined us over the two days Videos and slides from presentations are available below. Speakers Talks Programme Talks Audio Recordings, Videos and Slides Filter CategoriesFilter - AllAudioVideosSlidesEconomicsEnergyFoodPlenaryNHSMental... by Medact Events | Apr 30, 2016 | Events, Launches, Economic Justice
Medact members in London are joining together to form a local group! To celebrate the launch of Medact London, they are screening “The Divide” on 5th May at the Lush shop on Oxford Street, and the director Katharine Round will be attending for a Q&A... by Medact Events | Mar 25, 2016 | Events, Conferences, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Energy, Food, Healthy Planet, Better World, Human Rights, Peace & Security
Human health is dependent on a healthy environment. Yet we are damaging ecosystems and depleting natural resources in ways that undermine our ability to sustain healthy and equitable societies. Climate change, desertification, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss... by Medact Tyneside | Jan 30, 2016 | Events, Talks & Lectures, Economic Justice, Tax & Health
Medact Tyneside and Medsin present Taxing Health a lecture by Dr Guddi Singh on The Relationship Between Tax and Human Health. Dr Guddi Singh is a Medact member, now training in Paediatrics in London. She has a Masters Degree in Public Health from Harvard University... by Medact Events | Jan 30, 2015 | Events, Workshops, Economic Justice
by Medact Events | Oct 30, 2014 | Events, Conferences, Economic Justice
Follow us on twitter @thepeoplevspfi and help spread the word by using the #PPLvsPFI hashtag PFI – The Biggest Scam You’ve Never Heard Of You’d never be able to tell from the outside, but hundreds of our hospitals, schools, prisons roads and even homes are... by Medact Staff | Oct 29, 2014 | Books, Reports, Climate & Environment, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Peace & Security
The Global Health Watch is perceived widely as the definitive voice for an alternate discourse on health and health care. This 4th edition covers a range of issues that currently impact on health, including the present political and economic architecture in a fast... by Guddi Singh | Oct 28, 2014 | Campaigns, Economic Justice
The Private Finance Initiative is an unfair, unaccountable rip-off, destroying our NHS. The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is the biggest scam you’ve never heard of. At first glance, the hospital you rely on, the school your children go to, or the roads you drive on... by Medact Staff | Sep 10, 2014 | Reports, Economic Justice
The Global South is being drained of resources by the rest of the world and it is losing far more each year than it gains. Africa alone loses $192 billion each year to the rest of the world. This is mainly in profits made by foreign companies, tax dodging and the...