The world may be getting smaller, but it’s not getting simpler. In the lead up to the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) annual conference 2016, we are working […]
Climate change
Sarah Walpole: Staying in the EU is better for health and the environment
The EU debate is a fantastic example of how statistics can tell you what you want to hear, with both sides appearing to use the same facts to come to […]
Brexit: Bad for your health and bad for the environment
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, which brings together major health institutions including the Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Physicians, Faculty of Public Health, and Royal […]
David McCoy: Antibiotic resistance is also a food and climate issue
When George Osborne spoke to the IMF in April about antibiotic resistance being a greater threat to mankind than cancer, one might assume that the current government had actually listened […]
Alice Munro: The National Emissions Ceilings Directive—a critical week for the health of Europeans
Today EU leaders will attempt to come to an agreement on air pollution reduction targets that will determine the quality of our air for the next 15 years. The National […]
The SOCHARA Team on providing community health in India
The Society for Community Health Awareness Research and Action (SOCHARA), an Indian NGO, is recognised widely for its promotion of community health through networking, innovative training, research, policy engagement, and […]
Nick Watts: Why the global health community is calling on the G7 to pull the plug on coal
When the G7 got together last year, they committed to protecting the poorest and most vulnerable people against the impacts of climate change. One year and a Paris Agreement later, […]
Elizabeth Atherton and Josephine Head: How environmentally sustainable are the UK’s new dietary guidelines?
Last week saw the launch of the Eatwell Guide—the UK’s official food guide to healthy diets. Astonishingly, despite major changes in eating habits and advances in nutrition science, this is the […]
Tony Waterston: Coming up for air at COP 21
Standing under the Eiffel Tower on the last day of the climate conference in Paris, the solidarity I felt with the thousands of demonstrators from around the world was invigorating. […]
Sarah Walpole: Health through peace—mixing stories and science, and grabbing rays of hope
“We were deployed to attack civilians in their homes.” He stood in front of our 700 strong audience, bared the horrors of his experiences, and shared the pain of his […]