The Man Who Saved The World – film screening by Medact Tyneside
A film screening organised by Medact Tyneside. Tickets £5. For more details, see the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/484547781735762/ Or contact Elizabeth Waterston.
A film screening organised by Medact Tyneside. Tickets £5. For more details, see the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/484547781735762/ Or contact Elizabeth Waterston.
Human health is dependent on a healthy environment. Yet we are damaging ecosystems and depleting natural resources in ways that undermine our ability to sustain healthy and equitable societies. Climate change, desertification, ocean acidification and biodiversity loss are among many ecological threats to health. These impact on health via multiple pathways that include reducing food and water security, […]
The Age of Stupid was an award-winning film made in 2009. Set in 2055, in a world ravaged by catastrophic climate change, an archivist (Pete Postlethwaite) reviews archival footage back “when we could have saved ourselves”, trying to discern where it all went wrong. Seven years on from the film’s release, do we still need […]
Healthcare workers of the UK: grab your uniforms and activate the power of your voice. The bloodshed must stop now. Join Medact for a solidarity action at Parliament Square next Saturday where we hope to add our voices to the demands of the Syrian and the international humanitarian and medical community.
What is the true driver of environmental, social and economic disorder in the 21st century? The world is confronted with a multitude of environmental, social and economic challenges. How do we contain global warming? How do we feed, provide for and educate the 10, 11 or even 12 billion people expected this century? And what […]
This conference from the Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group aims to dispel refugee myths, work on a new Protocol for the international protection of those affected by climate change, raise demands for stronger action, and agree a climate refugees campaign statement. Expert Contributions from: Prof Joanna Haigh (Grantham Institute at Imperial College), Asad […]
This is the first meeting of the recently formed campaign Doctors Against Diesel. We invite nurses, doctors and allied health professionals to join us to learn about health and diesel, discuss health messaging, and share ideas for how health professionals can support the wider campaign for a rapid phase out of diesel vehicles.
Challenging Borders Addressing Barriers to Global Health St George’s University of London Medsin Group is hosting their annual Global Health Conference 2017. ‘Challenging Borders: Addressing the barriers to Global Health’ will take place on Saturday 25th February. The conference aims to shine a spotlight on the impact of division as an obstacle to global health. […]
One of the favourite events of the Medsin annual calendar, the 2017 Global Health Conference aims to bring students from all over the UK together to raise awareness about gender and its impact on health. There will be opportunities for attendees to learn through panels, debates, workshops, exhibitions and discussion. The conference will focus on four […]
National demonstration for a fully-funded and publically owned NHS and social care service.