by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | May 17, 2019 | Events, Talks & Lectures, Peace & Security
Join us to hear Dr Enmanuel Vigil Fonseca, a volunteer for Cuba’s Henry Reeve Medical Brigade, discuss Cuba’s healthcare and medical internationalism – drawing on a wealth of experience in Cuba, Venezuela, Sierra Leone, Western Sahara and Ecuador.
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 Medact Staff | Feb 27, 2019 | Headlines, Reports, Child Recruitment
A new report co-written with ForcesWatch explores the UK military’s recent recruitment marketing campaigns, analysing the messaging and intended target audiences for recruitment.
by Reem Abu-Hayyeh | Feb 7, 2019 | Events, Launches, Talks & Lectures, Child Recruitment, Peace & Security
Please join us for an evening of discussion and exploration of our new report Selling the military: A critical analysis of contemporary recruitment marketing. The report is a joint project between Medact and ForcesWatch that analyses the way the armed forces market...
by Medact | Jan 23, 2019 | Headlines, Sign-Ons, Human Rights, Peace & Security
A letter from UK health workers calling on Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to put pressure on Sudan’s President Bashir to end the violent crackdown on peaceful protesters and the targeting of healthcare workers.
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...
