by Refugee Solidarity Group | Mar 27, 2018 | Events, Meetings, Health Through Peace, Refugee Solidarity Group
Join our next meeting on Monday 11 December at 7.30pm at the Medact office. Please contact Jessica Potter, if you would like to attend. The Refugee Solidarity Group develops projects to defend access to health care rights for refugees and migrants, and inform civil... by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Mar 7, 2018 | Resources, Health Needs of Migrants & Refugees, Health Through Peace, Human Rights
In light of the hunger strike in Yarl’s Wood IRC, we publish practical notes for people on strike produced by Medact trustee Dr. Frank Arnold.
by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Feb 28, 2018 | Campaign Updates, Sign-Ons, Health Needs of Migrants & Refugees, Health Through Peace
Medact and over 30 organisations send an open letter to the Department of Health and Social Care to express our concerns about their limited review into the latest changes to healthcare charging.
by Gordon Bruce | Feb 28, 2018 | Blogs, Health Needs of Migrants & Refugees, Health Through Peace, Human Rights, Peace & Security
A junior doctor writes about the harm to patients caused by the latest changes to the NHS regulations expanding the scope of charging migrants for healthcare, arguing that it complicates crucial decisions made by health professionals.
Jan 26, 2018 | Medact, Staff, Peace & Security
Reem Abu-Hayyeh has worked in advocacy and campaigns particularly on social justice issues relating to the marginalisation of BAME and migrant communities in the UK and Europe. In her last role at Maslaha, Reem managed projects focusing on Islamophobia, gender and... by Medact Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | Appeals, Headlines, Health Needs of Migrants & Refugees, Health Through Peace
This winter, you can help us stop damaging changes to the NHS.
by Feryal Awan | Dec 1, 2017 | Events, Human Rights, Peace & Security
Liverpool stands shoulder to shoulder with Yemen A vigil, organised by Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson, is taking place in Liverpool on Saturday 2 December calling for an end to the war in Yemen. The vigil will take place in front of Lime Street station from 1-2pm.... by Anna Hicks | Nov 15, 2017 | Events, Meetings, Health Through Peace, Refugee Solidarity Group
Join our next meeting on Monday 11 December at 7.30pm at the Medact office. Please contact Jessica Potter, if you would like to attend. The Refugee Solidarity Group develops projects to defend access to health care rights for refugees and migrants, and inform civil... by Feryal Awan | Nov 10, 2017 | Events, Workshops, Health Needs of Migrants & Refugees, Refugee Solidarity Group
Refugee Solidarity Group members Dr Rachael Marsh and Ilaf Moslawy are delivering a teaching session covering barriers to accessing healthcare in the UK and entitlement to NHS primary and secondary healthcare. The training created by Doctors of the World UK is open to... by Feryal Awan | Nov 2, 2017 | Events, Films, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Join Medact Tyneside for a special film screening of Dr Strangelove Synopsis: Dr. Strangelove is a 1964 political satire black comedy film directed by Stanley Kubrick. An insane General triggers a path to a nuclear holocaust that a war room full of politicians and... by Medact Staff | Oct 30, 2017 | In the News, News, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security, Trident
Medact report ‘A safer world – treating Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons’ has been reviewed in the academic journal Medicine, Conflict and Survival (MCS). The book review is open access and freely available on-line till the end... by Feryal Awan | Oct 30, 2017 | Events, Conferences, External, Peace & Security
Join The Catastrophes and Conflict Forum and The Faculty of Conflict and Catastrophes Medicine for an all day event commemorating the 400th anniversary of the royal charter of the Society of Apothecaries. The event explores the emerging challenges facing...