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Medsin is a student network and registered charity tackling global and local health inequalities through education, advocacy and community action.
We have over 30 branches in universities across the UK, many nationally run activities and several national working groups alongside collaborating with numerous external partner organisations both nationally and internationally.
Featured Blogs
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The quest to find the lesser spotted history student
Arts students. Despite popular belief, they do actually exist within the medsin network. There just aren’t that many of them so - when one is found - they tend to be pressed up in a corner by a group of awe-stricken medstudents, being ...read more
Posted by: James Conroy
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TED, Inequality and Growth
Original post on Google+ Nick Hanauer, an American millionaire venture capitalist, recently hit out at TED for not releasing a talk he did on inequality in the US. TED's Chris Anderson gave their side of the story, saying that ...read more
Posted by: Cameron Stocks
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Funding GPs without considering the deprivation of their neighbourhood is wrong, but mention of the role of local councils in public health is good
Click here for original blog post Lansley says that GP funding may be based more on population age structure and less on deprivation. This seems wrong, but I think there is some logic in pushing a bit (but not all) of ...read more
Posted by: Christo Albor
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The global food crisis and this year’s G8 meeting
Its only a few days until the G8 leaders meet in the USA for their annual summit. Lots of NGOs and campaign organisations are hoping to push malnutrition and food shortages high on the agenda. Despite the global financial ...read more
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UN passes resolution on sex and sexuality education in schools
Thanks to our friends at Sexpression for this one! For the first time ever the Commission on Population and Development agreed on a resolution that stated that governments should "Provide young people with evidence-based and ...read more
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Minutes from the Medsin Spring GA
Two weeks ago people from branches and activities around the country cam together in Leeds for Medsin’s Spring General Assembly (SGA). This is where the next national committee are elected, new policies are decided, and the Medsin’s ...read more
Upcoming Events
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23rd May 2012
at 09:00
London
Caring for refugees and asylum seekers
The aim of the day is to promote an understanding of the problems experienced by refugees and asylum seekers in the UK and of how these problems can be addressed. Participants will be mostly GPs but will include students and other professionals from health ...read more
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31st May 2012
at 18:30
London
HIV and Immigration
The focus of the evening will be the contrast between the global south and north with respect to HIV and focus in on Africa, looking at African migrant communities in the UK and reflecting on the same issues for the African continent. The issue ...read more
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13th June 2012
at 18:00
RSM, London
No Woman, No Cry film screening
Documentary screening and maternal health discussion: No Woman, No Cry Screening held at the Royal Society of Medicine on Wednesday June 13th 2012, as part of RSM Global Health film initiative. Documentary is followed by panel ...read more
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