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  • Food for Thought

    Join us for a dinner and speaker event organised in conjuction with Medact Glasgow and Medact Scotland. This will be a fantastic opportunity for Medact members, supporters and newcomers from […]

  • Homelessness, Housing and Access to Healthcare

    Join Medact Oxford to discuss the issue of Homelessness, Housing and Access to Healthcare. Hear from a panel of expert speakers in the field and connect with healthcare professionals from across the city to explore what role health workers can play in ensuring that homeless and vulnerably housed people can access healthcare. 

  • Livestream: The Alternatives – Global Perspectives for Healthier Lives

    In the UK and across the world, neoliberal polices have had disastrous impact on health. In many places, the influence of neoliberalism on policy has gone unquestioned. But there are a number of inspiring examples of countries and approaches that are improving health by rejecting neoliberal ideas. The current UK debate about neoliberalism and its…

  • The Alternatives – Global Perspectives For Healthier Lives

    The Alternatives – Global Perspectives For Healthier Lives

    Join us on Monday 16th April for a panel debate where we will explore inspiring examples from across the world of approaches to improving health by rejecting neoliberalism.

  • Global Health Watch 5

    Global Health Watch 5

    For over a decade, Global Health Watch has been the definitive source for alternative analysis on health. This fifth edition addresses the key challenges facing governments and health practitioners today, […]

  • Hospital Food

    Hospital Food

    Every year, the NHS spends about £600 million on food and catering services, mostly in hospitals. But hospital food is often considered to be of poor quality, and the hospital […]

  • Politics, Power, Poverty and Global Health

    Medact Director, David McCoy, was recently involved in an online discussion about the politics of global health initiated by Professor Solly Benatar from South Africa, and involving Professors Gorik Omms […]

  • Kinari Webb at Healthy Planet – “Radical Listening: Saving Lives and Rainforest in Borneo”

    Kinari Webb at Healthy Planet – “Radical Listening: Saving Lives and Rainforest in Borneo”

    MD and Founder of Health in Harmony, Kinari Webb, shares her insights on her organisation’s work improving the lives of people in the communities around Gunung Palung National Park in Borneo through increased and affordable health care, decreased logging of the park and introduction of alternative incomes sources.

  • Annie Quick – “Equality and Sustainability: Where does the UK stand?”

    Annie Quick at Healthy Planet Better World – "Equality and Sustainability: Where does the UK stand?"Watch this video on YouTube Annie Quick, lead for Wellbeing and Inequality at the New […]

  • Global Health Justice Lecture – The pharmaceutical industry, TTIP and health

     5th Lecture: The pharmaceutical industry, TTIP and health   Date: Weds 25th Feburary Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: The Bainbridge Room on the second floor of the Robin Brook Centre – Queen […]