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  • ‘Do No Harm’ – a meeting about war, the arms trade and health

    September 6, 2019
    ‘Do No Harm’ – a meeting about war, the arms trade and health

    After joining protests outside the DSEI arms fair earlier this month, we are holding a meeting to discuss the arms trade, war and health.


  • Open letter welcoming RCGP divestment from fossil fuels and calling on others to follow suit

    October 2, 2018
    Open letter welcoming RCGP divestment from fossil fuels and calling on others to follow suit

    Medact is coordinating an open letter from GPs, to the RCGP, to congratulate them on their divestment from fossil fuels and to encourage others to divest.


  • Over 150 Health Professionals Call For Scrapping Of Charges & ID Checks in NHS

    June 1, 2018
    Over 150 Health Professionals Call For Scrapping Of Charges & ID Checks in NHS

    In a letter published in The Evening Standard, over 150 healthcare professionals call for the scrapping of healthcare charges and ID checks for migrants in the NHS.


  • First do no harm – clinical roles in preventing and reducing damage to vulnerable immigration detainees

    January 25, 2018
    First do no harm – clinical roles in preventing and reducing damage to vulnerable immigration detainees

    The available evidence shows that the objectives of significantly reducing the number of vulnerable individuals detained and the duration of their detention have not been achieved by the changes to policy and practice introduced since the initial review into welfare in detention of vulnerable persons produced by Mr Steven Shaw in January 2016. In our…


  • Open letter to the BMA calling for action on fossil fuel divestment

    May 11, 2017
    Open letter to the BMA calling for action on fossil fuel divestment

    As health professionals and supporters of health divestment, we are calling on the British Medical Association to phase out its investments in fossil fuel companies and immediately commit to a fossil free future.


  • Divest Health

    December 24, 2016
    Divest Health

    Our short film explains how the fossil fuel industry impacts health – directly and via climate change – and tells the story of Fossil Free Health so far. Please watch, […]


  • Letter from one GP to another – a personal plea to Dr Liam Fox MP to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia

    September 25, 2016
    Letter from one GP to another – a personal plea to Dr Liam Fox MP to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia

    What follows is the text of a letter sent by Medact Member and trainee GP Sarah Alhulail to Dr Liam Fox MP, Secretary of State for International Trade, and a former […]


  • Medics call for an end to arms sales to Saudi

    September 21, 2016
    Medics call for an end to arms sales to Saudi

    UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been directly involved in the destruction of Yemen’s health system and the targeting of hospitals and other health facilities in Yemen. On Wednesday […]


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