What’s to be done?

Underlying social pathologies

• Inequality

• Democratic failings

• Neoliberalism

Inequality

Not just a moral issue …..

Inequality

Not just a moral issue …..

Democratic failings

A crisis of democracy in spite of worldwide growth in number of representative democracies

circumvention of democracy

globalisation

Neoliberalism

Not just a set of theories and ideas ….

Neoliberalism

Not just a set of theories and ideas ….

Neoliberalism

Not just a set of theories and ideas ….

Social vaccines and treatments?

• Hope

• Courage

Social vaccines and treatments?

• Hope

• Courage

• Knowledge

• Imagination

• Organisation

• Public Health

Formed in 1992 by the merger of Medical Campaign Against Nuclear War (MCANW) and Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW)

Small

2.2 staff

Office in London.

Income of £110K

Independent: 95% income from membership subscriptions and donations

Medact Now

There is a need for an organisation of health professionals to act on the upstream determinants of health; and to approach health from a social and political perspective.

Medact seeks to harness the expertise, mandate and ethical principles of health professionals and others working on health.

Revitalising Medact

Revitalising Medact

Weapons and War Economic Justice Ecology and Climate Change

Health and Human Rights

Grow the organisation: Five to ten staffMembership of 3,000

Active support of campaigns / advocacy involving tens of thousands:Key targets for advocacy:

• Politicians• BMA, Royal Colleges, WHO

Increase project-based funding

Provide a platform for other groups and existing initiatives

Medact Future

Help coalesce the dispersed and atomised progressive health community.

Revitalising Medact: CommunicationsWebsite

Social media, e-campaigns, effective office infrastructure

Partners and collaborators

Board

Weapons and War Council

Climate and Ecology Council

Economic Justice Council

Health and Human Rights Council

Office / Staff

Projects / Activity Groups / Area groups

Members and Supporters

Revitalising Medact: Structure and Organisation

Post-Conference Work• Strategic Planning

• Policy and Analysis

• Fundraising

• Mobilising

• Partnering and Coalescing

• Campaigning

Thankyou!