by Medact | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Peace & Security
This piece was written in response to the release of the findings of the Chilcot inquiry by former Medact Directors Mike Rowson and Marion Birch, along with Jane Salvage, who all worked on Medact’s series of Iraq reports One political commentator’s view of the...
by Guest Author | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, Peace & Security
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 upon healthcare provision in the UK, and doctors had a social responsibility to...
by Medact Staff | Apr 30, 2014 | Reports, Peace & Security
Medact has developed a Health Impact Assessment of what the consequences of military action would be for health if armed conflict against Iran by the United States and its allies were to become a reality. Click here to download the full report The authors of the...
by Medact Staff | Dec 31, 2012 | Reports, Peace & Security
(updated 2012) This report provides a case study of the post-conflict rehabilitation of services and development of mental health policy following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. It illustrates common challenges faced in meeting mental health needs in post-conflict...
by Medact Staff | Nov 21, 2008 | Reports, Peace & Security
‘A little understood, unfamiliar war’ – US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld, resignation speech, November 8, 2006 Medact’s five earlier Iraq reports presented data on health and health services, and thus helped to fill some noteworthy gaps (Medact 2002, 2003, 2004;...
by Medact Staff | Dec 31, 2006 | Resources
A further update on the state of health and healthcare in Iraq, published in 2006 and documenting changes since 2005. Click here to download a copy of the report.
by Medact Staff | Dec 31, 2005 | Resources
This update was published in 2005 following significant developments in Iraq since 2005 when Medact published Enduring Effects of War: Health in Iraq. This update provides a brief overview of those developments. Click here to download a copy of the...
by Medact Staff | Dec 31, 2004 | Reports, Peace & Security
This evidence-based report analyses from a public health perspective the impact on health and health services of the 2003 war on Iraq, and the country’s ensuing political and security crisis. It builds on Medact’s previous two reports on health in Iraq (2002 and...
by Medact Staff | Nov 11, 2003 | Reports, Climate & Environment, Peace & Security
“The health consequences of the 2003 war on Iraq will be felt by the Iraqi people for years, even generations.” This report assesses the impact of the 2003 war on the environment and on the physical and mental health of civilians and combatants. It...
by Medact Staff | Nov 16, 2002 | Reports, Climate & Environment, Peace & Security
This report was released in November 2002, months before the US led invasion of Iraq. Regrettably, many of the conclusions and predictions made in the report became reality. Executive Summary This analysis of the previous, ongoing and likely future conflict with Iraq...
