Medact responded to the government consultation on the NHS White Paper Equity & Excellence: Liberating the NH, arguing that health professionals must be free to concentrate on the best interests […]
In preparation for its response to the 2010 government White Paper Equity & Excellence: liberating the NHS, Medact produced a background document summarising what it considered were the main issues […]
‘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 […]
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.
In the foreward to the White Paper on ‘The Future of the United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent’ presented to Parliament on December 4th the Prime Minister says he ‘is confident that […]
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 […]
This is the second of Medact’s two papers on the ‘skills drain’ of health professionals from the developing world, which examine the economic, governance and human rights issues that surround […]
Medact has launched two papers on the ‘skills drain’ of health professionals from the developing world, examining the economic, governance and human rights issues that surround this controversial issue. They […]
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 […]
“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 […]