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  • Ben Griffin, Veterans for Peace – “War is probably the most destructive activity humanity participates in…”

    November 26, 2015
    Ben Griffin, Veterans for Peace – “War is probably the most destructive activity humanity participates in…”

    Ben Griffin, Veterans for Peace – "War is the most destructive activity humanity participates in…"Watch this video on YouTube


  • Professor Paul Rogers – “1945 to 2045 : A Century on the Edge”

    November 26, 2015
    Professor Paul Rogers – “1945 to 2045 : A Century on the Edge”

    Professor Paul Rogers: 1945 to 2045 – A Century on the EdgeWatch this video on YouTube


  • IPPNW holds Minute of Silence for victims of terror and war

    November 24, 2015
    IPPNW holds Minute of Silence for victims of terror and war

    Minute’s silence, Monday 16th of November 2015 11:00 GMT At its London meeting, the Board of Directors of IPPNW decided to join the minute’s silence in remembrance of the victims of […]


  • Health Through Peace 2015

    November 21, 2015
    Health Through Peace 2015

    “A HEALTHY WORLD MEANS A MORE PEACEFUL AND JUST WORLD.” – Richard Horton, Editor of the Lancet WHAT IS ‘HEALTH THROUGH PEACE’? The Health Through Peace conference was organised by […]


  • The health impacts of war and armed conflict

    November 20, 2015
    The health impacts of war and armed conflict

      In 1951, at the height of the Korean War, seven eminent doctors wrote to The Lancet medical journal in a call for disarmament. Their argument? Military spending was impacting […]


  • Letter: DSEI and Britain’s obligation under the arms trade treaty

    September 16, 2015
    Letter: DSEI and Britain’s obligation under the arms trade treaty

    Dr Rosemary Field To Philip Dunne MP Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)  Email: [email protected] Re: DSEI 15-18 September 2015 I am writing to you on behalf of the Nuclear Weapons […]


  • Europe's migrant crisis: what's to be done?

    September 11, 2015
    Europe's migrant crisis: what's to be done?

    Photo: Blocked by rail, migrant’s walk through Hungary to reach Germany and Austria. The first week of this September month has seen an extra-ordinary set of responses to the mass-migration […]


  • Hiroshima 70th Anniversary Appeal

    August 7, 2015
    Hiroshima 70th Anniversary Appeal

    Thank you to all those who contributed to our matched funding appeal to mark the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima!  Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate of weapons […]


  • EU Medical Peace Work

    June 30, 2015
    EU Medical Peace Work

    Medact is the UK-partner for the EU-funded Medical Peace Work project. Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention and peace building, and is […]


  • Medical Peace Work Online Course

    June 30, 2015
    Medical Peace Work Online Course

    Medical Peace Work consists of  seven online courses and a collection of teaching resources for medical peace education. They are free to all and are available on this website. The […]


  • Stop the Bombs: Medics Under Fire

    April 30, 2015
    Stop the Bombs: Medics Under Fire

    STOP THE BOMBS TO MEDICAL WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD: The field hospital that I established and direct in Syria has been hit by bombing and airstrikes 17 times. As trusted […]


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