A response has been received from Dr Mark Porter, Council Chair of the British Medical Association to the Medact letter which raised concern regarding the possible forced feeding and force treating of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention...
On 4-6th September at the University of York, Medact is bringing together health professionals and peace activists to debate, educate and advocate on conflict and global insecurity at Health Through Peace 2017. We are very excited to announce that our full programme...
This autumn, a team of medical volunteers from the Medact Refugee Solidarity Group are visiting French port towns to provide first aid and bear witness to the unimaginable human tragedy taking place on the UK ‘border’. The trip has been arranged in response to the...
Medact is supporting Doctors of the World’s campaign to stop the Home Office from accessing migrant patients’ personal information. Earlier this year, the UK government and NHS digital struck a data-sharing deal that allows immigration officials to get hold of...
We’re welcoming new members to our Refugee Solidarity Group. Join our next meeting on Wednesday 7th June at 7pm at the Medact office – The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square London N1 6HT. Please contact Feryal Awan, if you would like to attend. The agenda for...
Challenging Borders Addressing Barriers to Global Health St George’s University of London Medsin Group is hosting their annual Global Health Conference 2017. ‘Challenging Borders: Addressing the barriers to Global Health’ will take place on Saturday 25th February. The...
This conference from the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group aims to dispel refugee myths, work on a new Protocol for the international protection of those affected by climate change, raise demands for stronger action, and agree a climate refugees...
This report considers the long-term impacts of the British military’s recruitment of children under the age of 18, presents evidence linking ‘serious health concerns’ with the policy, and calls for a rise in the minimum recruitment age. The report’s findings include:...
Speakers include: Joe Glenton (Afghanistan veteran, author of ‘Soldier Box’, and journalist) Sally Slotowitz (a psychologist, and an author of the report, David Gee (Author of ‘Spectacle, Reality and Resistance: Confronting a Culture of Militarism...
Health Through Peace is a community working to bring a stronger health voice into the peace movement. We are working with Health Through Peace partner organisations, peace campaigners and health activists to build a health movement for peace. Our...
Medact is working with a new group of members called the Medact Refugee Solidarity Group to develop projects to defend access to healthcare rights for refugees and migrants, and inform civil society about existing rights and barriers to accessing healthcare....
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