Health Through Peace

Nurses, doctors and other health professionals have a key role to play in challenging the drivers of war and armed conflict. Medact can also promote of a vision of security that is based on health, sustainability, peace and, ultimately, our common humanity.

Health Through Peace is a a two-day event hosted by Medact, Saferworld, Oxford Research Group, Kings College London, Quakers in Britain, ICAN UK, Campaign Against Arms Trade and others, at which you can learn and take on action of some of most important issues in the world today.

The Friday will be a ‘teach-in': a chance for anyone and everyone to learn about some of the most complex but urgent issues we currently face; from the development of autonomous weapons, to the crisis on Europe’s borders to the East.

On Saturday, Medact have invited some of the brightest and creative minds from the worlds of peace and health to speak on these issues, but they will focus on what we can do, and how we can act. To help Medact do this, over the next six months they are working with some of the most influential and eminent health professionals to develop a strategy for the UK and global health communities to act on these issues.

Click here to read more information on the conference including the programme and speakers