Yemenis are being left to rot in a forgotten war – The BMJ
Taher Qassim MBE writes about the cholera epidemic raging in the midst of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in Yemen.
Catastrophic spread of cholera as war, siege and political instability batters Yemen
Written by Yemeni Physician and Public health specialist, Nada Taqi, for Medact.* Yemen is suffering from a man-made disaster. The long lasting political instability was caused by the siege and on going war launched by Saudi Arabia and a coalition of Arab states in...The political determinants of the cholera outbreak in Yemen – The Lancet
In light of the world’s worst cholera outbreak, Medact Director David McCoy and colleagues Jonathan Kennedy and Andrew Harmer from Queen Mary University of London write about the crucial role that the Saudi-led coalition has played in creating conditions conductive to this catastrophic outbreak.
New member Marjorie Bahhaj writes about Refugee Solidarity Group meeting
New RSG Member Marjorie Bahhaj, a retired nurse and midwife, writes about attending her first Medact Refugee Solidarity Group meeting. Marjorie and a group of 17 enthusiastic healthcare professionals, students and activists met on Tuesday 25 July at Medact offices in...The challenges of child refugee health: everyone’s responsibility
We invite you to join Dr. David McCoy and colleagues for this special multidisciplinary and inter-sectoral event on child refugee health. The event, organised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, is aimed not only at informing health practitioners...Are Government immigration tactics scaring refugees away from vital medical treatment?
This is part of a blog series ahead of the global Medact/IPPNW Health Through Peace conference in York. Click here to find out more about the event and register. Earlier this year, the UK government and NHS digital struck a data-sharing deal that allows immigration...Response from BMA to Medact letter re: Palestinian hunger strikes in Israeli prisons and detention centres
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...Health Through Peace Programme Launch
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...Homeless refugee children in Northern France – abandoned by the British government, but not by the British people
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...First principles of health justice: a human right to be healthy – Sridhar Venkatapuram – TEDxLSHTM
In this talk at TEDxLSHTM, Medact Trustee Sridhar Venkatapuram argues that every human being has a human right to the capability to be healthy.