by Medact | Aug 1, 2019 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attacks – on the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945 – and helps to support Medact’s work using the health voice to advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament throughout the year.
by Nuclear Weapons Group | Apr 24, 2019 | Briefings, Nuclear Weapons
In early 2019, members of Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group produced submissions to two parliamentary inquiries relating to nuclear weapons. The following written evidence was submitted to the House of Lords International Relations Committee Inquiry into Nuclear... by Charlotte Ward | Apr 5, 2019 | Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Why the UK should be at the forefront of international nuclear disarmament.
by Neelam Iqbal | Mar 8, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines, Health Through Peace, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Kashmiri student and Medact member Neelam Iqbal writes about the mental health toll of the decades long conflict and calls for us to pay more attention to the needs of the people of Kashmir.
by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Mar 6, 2019 | Events, Meetings, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security, Trident
A lunch-time meeting with Chuck Johnson from the IPPNW to discuss the humanitarian and environmental threat posed by nuclear war, and what health professionals can do to demand change.
by Medact | Mar 1, 2019 | Headlines, News, Press Releases, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
As tensions between the nuclear armed states of India and Pakistan continue, little attention is being paid to the effects of war between the nations means for the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir Valley, which has not known peace since the... by Michael Orgel | Jan 21, 2019 | Blogs, Headlines, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Don’t Bank on the Bomb Scotland introduces their new toolkit, giving some tips for actions we can take to urge our elected representatives, institutions and banks to divest from nuclear weapons.
by Nuclear Weapons Group | Jan 15, 2019 | Briefings, Nuclear Weapons
Members of Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group collaborated on this submission to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee Inquiry into the US withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty in Spring 2019. DOWNLOAD: Medact Submission to Defence... by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Jan 3, 2019 | Events, Meetings, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
2019 is a pivotal year for the Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). This Treaty was agreed by the UN in July 2017 and so far has been signed by 69 states and ratified by 19. The British government must be encouraged to sign the Treaty, and in November 2018, the... by Nuclear Weapons Group | Nov 11, 2018 | Blogs, Nuclear Weapons
On the centenary of the end of the most devastating humanitarian catastrophe the world had hitherto ever seen, in which at least 20 million people were killed and over 21 million wounded, Medact’s Nuclear Weapons Group warn of the risk of a humanitarian catastrophe on an even greater scale.
by IPPNW | Oct 24, 2018 | Blogs, Headlines, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Statement from the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War responding to the concerning recent announcement that the United States will be withdrawing from the Treaty on Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF).
by A Medact Member | Oct 8, 2018 | Blogs, Headlines, News, Food, Health Through Peace, Healthy Planet, Better World, Nuclear Weapons
A busy, productive and enjoyable weekend was had by Medact members in Glasgow and beyond on 21st and 22nd September. Held in Kinning Park Centre, a converted Victorian school close to public transport, with delicious food provided by social enterprise Milk, and music...
