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| logo = Medact logo 2015.png
| logo = Medact logo 2015.png
| caption = Medact logo 2015
| caption = Medact logo 2015
| type = Charity for health professionals
| type = Charity for health professionals
| founded_date = {{Start date|1992}}
| founded_date = {{Start date|1992}}
| director = David McCoy
| director = David McCoy
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| owner =
| Non-profit_slogan = Challenging barriers to health
| Non-profit_slogan = Challenging barriers to health
| homepage = [http://www.medact.org medact.org]
| homepage = [https://www.medact.org medact.org]
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==Medact's previous work==
==Medact's previous work==


Medact has been tracking the [[Iraq War#Iraqi healthcare deterioration|health impact of the war in Iraq]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medact.org/pub_reports.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609143526/http://medact.org/pub_reports.php |archivedate=2007-06-09 |df= }}</ref> They have issued a three reports and two shorter 'updates', have defended the [[Lancet surveys of casualties of the Iraq War]] and, as part of the Count the Casualties campaign have called for an independent investigation into increased mortality in Iraq.<ref>[http://www.countthecasualties.org.uk countthecasualties.org.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319194116/http://www.countthecasualties.org.uk/ |date=2007-03-19 }}</ref>
Medact has been tracking the [[Iraq War#Iraqi healthcare deterioration|health impact of the war in Iraq]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medact.org/pub_reports.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609143526/http://medact.org/pub_reports.php |archivedate=2007-06-09 |df= }}</ref> They have issued a three reports and two shorter 'updates', have defended the [[Lancet surveys of casualties of the Iraq War]] and, as part of the Count the Casualties campaign have called for an independent investigation into increased mortality in Iraq.<ref>[http://www.countthecasualties.org.uk countthecasualties.org.uk] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319194116/http://www.countthecasualties.org.uk/ |date=2007-03-19 }}</ref>


Medact has produced reports documenting the phenomenon of health worker migration from less economically developed nations to rich countries, which they describe as a "perverse subsidy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medact.org/hpd_brain_drain.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506065300/http://www.medact.org/hpd_brain_drain.php |archivedate=2007-05-06 |df= }}</ref>
Medact has produced reports documenting the phenomenon of health worker migration from less economically developed nations to rich countries, which they describe as a "perverse subsidy".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medact.org/hpd_brain_drain.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-03 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506065300/http://www.medact.org/hpd_brain_drain.php |archivedate=2007-05-06 |df= }}</ref>
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Medact also work on the health of refugees in the UK, in particular documenting and challenging barriers to healthcare.
Medact also work on the health of refugees in the UK, in particular documenting and challenging barriers to healthcare.


Medact have been involved in the Global Health Watch, a civil society project aiming to produce alternative versions of the [[World Health Organization]]'s annual World Health Report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghwatch.org|title=ghwatch.org|publisher=}}</ref>
Medact have been involved in the Global Health Watch, a civil society project aiming to produce alternative versions of the [[World Health Organization]]'s annual World Health Report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghwatch.org|title=ghwatch.org|publisher=}}</ref>


==Collaborators==
==Collaborators==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.medact.org }}
{{commonscat|Medact}}
* {{Official website|https://www.medact.org }}
*The archive of Medact (and its predecessor body the Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons) is held at [[Wellcome Collection]], and is searchable in the library catalogue (SA/MED).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wellcomecollection.org/|title=Wellcome Collection|website=Wellcome Collection|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.wellcomelibrary.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=(AltRefNo='sa/med')|title=Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue|website=archives.wellcomelibrary.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>
*The archive of Medact (and its predecessor body the Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons) is held at [[Wellcome Collection]], and is searchable in the library catalogue (SA/MED).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wellcomecollection.org/|title=Wellcome Collection|website=Wellcome Collection|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.wellcomelibrary.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=(AltRefNo='sa/med')|title=Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue|website=archives.wellcomelibrary.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-04}}</ref>


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Medact
Founded1992 (1992)
TypeCharity for health professionals
Location
Area served
Worldwide
Members1,500 [citation needed]
Websitemedact.org

Medact is a non-profit organisation and registered charity[1] for and of health professionals. Its current director is Dr David McCoy, a public health physician and academic.

Medact was formed in 1992 following the merger of Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW) and the Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (MCANW). Following the merger of these not-for-profit medical peace organisations, Medact broadened its mission to include the health threats posed by climate change and economic inequality.

Their areas of work are spread across four main areas: War And Weapons, Climate and Ecology, Economic Justice and Health and Human Rights. Medact is affiliated to International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.[2]

Pamphlet: The medical consequences of nuclear war.

Medact's previous work

Medact has been tracking the health impact of the war in Iraq.[3] They have issued a three reports and two shorter 'updates', have defended the Lancet surveys of casualties of the Iraq War and, as part of the Count the Casualties campaign have called for an independent investigation into increased mortality in Iraq.[4]

Medact has produced reports documenting the phenomenon of health worker migration from less economically developed nations to rich countries, which they describe as a "perverse subsidy".[5]

Medact also work on the health of refugees in the UK, in particular documenting and challenging barriers to healthcare.

Medact have been involved in the Global Health Watch, a civil society project aiming to produce alternative versions of the World Health Organization's annual World Health Report.[6]

Collaborators

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Medact.

References

  1. ^ http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1081097&subid=0
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-04-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-04-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ countthecasualties.org.uk Archived 2007-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2007-04-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "ghwatch.org".
  7. ^ "Wellcome Collection". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  8. ^ "Wellcome Library Western Manuscripts and Archives catalogue". archives.wellcomelibrary.org. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
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