Scottish National Party votes in favour of raising enlistment age to 18
On Sunday 8 October, the Scottish National Party (SNP) voted overwhelmingly in favour of raising the minimum enlistment age from 16 to 18. SNP’s youth branch, which tabled the motion, used our research and other resources to argue that joining the armed forces under...Recognising signs of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery
The British Government estimates that tens of thousands of people have been trafficked into modern slavery in the UK today. Every year more and more people are subjected to unimaginable forms of abuse and exploitation. We are holding a 2-hour training to help...1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health
Medact is supporting the 1st World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race and Health (MERH 2018) The MERH 2018 Congress is hosted by an independent, non-profit making company working under the auspices of The University of Edinburgh, the European Public Health...Refugee Solidarity Group advocates for Patients not Passports – No borders in the NHS
On September 30, we joined Docs Not Cops and a coalition of anti-racism and pro-migrant organisations outside Guy’s and St. Thomas’ hospital to protest the introduction of immigration checks and upfront charging coming into force on 23 October 2017. We...Nobel Peace Prize Statement – ICAN UK – 6 October 2017
Nobel Peace Prize Statement – ICAN UK – 6 October 2017 ICAN UK represents the British-based NGOs who are partners of ICAN, a civil society network of over 450 organisations in one hundred countries. Dr Rebecca Johnson, an original co-chair of ICAN and member of the...Refugee first aid in Calais
Last weekend a group of 7 doctors and medical students from the Medact Refugee Solidarity Group drove to Calais to volunteer with the “Refugee First Aid and Support Team” – a group of primarily UK-based medics attempting to provide basic first aid to...Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty opens for signature by world leaders
UK absent as UN States line up to sign this important new nuclear treaty London, 20 September 2017: Heads of State and Foreign Ministers from many countries will start the process of joining the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) when it is...Health federations call Ban Treaty a “significant forward step” toward elimination of nuclear weapons
The following joint statement has been released by IPPNW, the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, and the World Federation of Public Health Associations on September 18, 2017. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons opens for...Volunteer first aid trip to Calais and Dunkirk
Benjamin Eder, member of the Refugee Solidarity Group writes about upcoming volunteer trip to Calais and Dunkirk. Next weekend from the 21st to 24th September, a team of us from Medact Refugee Solidarity Group are going to Calais and Dunkirk to help the Refugee First...Letter from IPPNW Congress to British ministers re: DSEI arms fare
The following letter was sent this week on behalf of all those from members of IPPNW gathered at the York Health Through Peace Congress to British Prime Minister Theresa May, as well as her Defence Secretary Michael Fallon, and International Trade Secretary Liam Fox....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.