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Medsin-UK Attacks Government Immigration Bill Proposals
Medsin-UK, the Student Global Health Charity has warned that government proposals to restrict migrant access to NHS healthcare, will increase NHS costs and put at risk the health of vulnerable migrants. Yesterday, the ...READ MORE
Medsin's National Working Groups are go!
National Working Groups are teams that work on specific areas of Medsin, providing a bridge between local and national. They are open forums to which you can contribute as little or as much as you want. No background knowledge or experience is ...READ MORE
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Medsin-UK Attacks Government Immigration Bill Proposals
Medsin-UK, the Student Global Health Charity has warned that government proposals to restrict migrant access to NHS healthcare, will increase NHS costs and put at risk the health of vulnerable migrants. Yesterday, the Queen’s Speech outlined government intentions to table an Immigration Bill in this Parliamentary ... read more
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UAEM UK 2013 National Committee Elections
UAEM is a student-led organisation that campaigns to improve access to essential medicines in low-income countries by changing policies around the patenting and licensing of drugs developed from publicly funded research' That time of year has come again and UAEM UK are now looking to vote in a new committee to take our work ... read more
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Medsin magazine Issue 3 now available online!!
It is here! Released at the Global Health Conference in Glasgow, the third issue of the medsin magazine is now available to view here or on Issuu, the online magazine publisher. The latest edition, put together by the lovely team at the Communications National Working Group, is packed full of goodies. Articles in this edition include ... read more
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Medsin UK signs onto letter supporting LDC in TRIPs request
Medsin UK, along with several other Civil Society organisations has signed onto a letter calling on the government to allow the world's least developed countries (LDCs) more time to become compliant with TRIPS. TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) is an agreement brokered by the WTO which harmonises patent laws ... read more
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Migration and Development: 15 Ways to Change Policy
Yesterday, Harry, our Policy and Advocacy Director was featured in a Guardian Article "Migration and Development: 15 Ways to Change Policy". This followed the panel discussion he took part in on 31st January 2013. Harry’s Key Points The World Trade Organisation has a significant role to play:Migration and trade now have to be seen as ... read more
Upcoming Events
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International Conference: Women Deliver!
27th May 2013
at 09:00
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
investing in girls and women, whether it is political, financial or human resource commiments, leads to healthier families, communities and economies. From 27th - ...read more
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Better Evidence for Public Health
13th June 2013
at 09:00
West Bromwich, B70 7PG
Sandwell Health’s Economic Other Summit (SHOES) Thursday 13th & Friday 14th June 2013 Better evidence for better public health – what does Public Health in Local ...read more
