by Medact | Aug 1, 2019 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Our annual appeal remembers the anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attacks – on the cities of Hiroshima & Nagasaki in 1945 – and helps to support Medact’s work using the health voice to advocate for peace and nuclear disarmament throughout the year.
by Medact Tyneside | Aug 16, 2016 | Events, Peace & Security
To be held at Jesmond Library St Georges Terrace Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne by Medact Staff | Aug 5, 2016 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons
As the majority of countries across the world press ahead to reach a legally binding nuclear weapons ban treaty, the UK government appears determined to replace the Trident system. Under the present conditions of austerity, spending more than 200 billion over 30 years... by Medact Staff | Aug 7, 2015 | Appeals, Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
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 ever created: both in the scale of the immediate devastation they cause,... by Medact Staff | Aug 5, 2014 | Hiroshima Day, Nuclear Weapons, Peace & Security
Dear Friends and Colleagues, On the 6th August 1945, 70,000 people in Hiroshima were killed almost instantly by the Atom bomb. Another 70,000 were fatally injured. Local hospitals were destroyed and their medical and nursing staff killed. The atrocity was repeated in...