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Health care in protracted crises – reflections from Myanmar
“Is it better?” “It’s different” While setting off on a 3-day trip of getting eaten by leeches and being run down by cattle, I am curious to gain an insight […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Nobel Peace Prize Statement
A statement from ICAN UK in reaction to the awarding of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN
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Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty opens for signature by world leaders
UK absent as UN States line up to sign this important new nuclear treaty
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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. […]
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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, […]
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Physicians call for urgent negotiations to resolve Korean nuclear crisis
IPPNW released the following statement on September 5 from the 22nd World Congress at York University, after consultations among members of the Executive Committee, key affiliate leaders who have visited […]
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The Health Through Peace Appeal
Now, more than ever, there is a need to for a collective, progressive public health voice to challenge the growing tide of militarisation and violent conflict.
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Medical doctors and scientists call on the British government to join the nuclear ban treaty
Medical doctors and scientists, including Medact’s director David McCoy, write a letter calling on the British government to immediately begin the process of joining the international treaty demanding the ban […]