On 22nd October the World Medical Association passed a resolution calling on their members and health organisations worldwide to divest from fossil fuels, and reinvest in organisations upholding environmental principles. […]
Medact has been busy in the last few months. Here are just a few highlights of recent and upcoming activities. Medact Annual General meeting 2016 Medact’s Annual General […]
1st October 2016: an addendum has been added to the discussion article written by Dr Frank Boulton on the potential role and impacts of nuclear power in the UK. See P.19 for […]
Concerns about the health impacts of climate change are growing. Climate change has very significant implications for public health and the topic is climbing higher on the international agenda. […]
As we are faced with an increasingly uncertain food future, there is an urgent need to take a sustainable ecological approach to our food system. Dietitians can and should play an important role in this emerging area.
Medact today released an updated assessment of the potential health impacts of shale fracking in England.
Tina Rothery is a high profile community campaigner in Lancashire who will be attending Blackpool County Court on Friday 24 June, having been ordered to pay costs of over £55,000 to […]
Medact has joined with more than 80 global health organizations from 30 different countries – together representing more than 300,000 doctors, nurses and public health professionals…
John Ashton is an independent commentator and co-founder of the think tank E3G. He served from 2006-12 as Special Representative for Climate Change for three successive Foreign Secretaries. He spoke […]