# MEDACT

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1081097
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02267125](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02267125)
- **Registered:** June 13, 2000
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1081097


## Contact

- **Address:** Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, London
- **Postcode:** E1 5QJ
- **Phone:** 020 7324 4739
- **Email:** office@medact.org
- **Website:** https://www.medact.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF DOCTORS, OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WARFARE AND OTHER VIOLENT CONFLICT, POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION;(2) TO CONDUCT, PROMOTE OR OTHERWISE FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THE MEDICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CAUSES OF WARFARE AND OTHER VIOLENT CONFLICT, POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, THEIR IMPACT ON HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND TO PUBLISH OR DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH;(3) TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF NEED, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS ARISING FROM OR CAUSED BY THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ARMED CONFLICT;(4) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE WAYS OF PEACE AND IN PEACEFUL METHODS OF RESOLVING INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF PEACEFUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN NATIONS

**Activities:** Urging the abolition of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. Seeking to understand the causes of violent conflict and working towards its prevention.Advocating changes to those economic policies which harm the health of individuals and communities.Promoting environmental policies which contribute to global health.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Jessica Louise Potter |  | Jan. 14, 2026 |
| Dr Nazanin Rassa |  | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| Dr Rachel Cottam |  | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| Dr Sonia Adesara |  | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| James Dominic Smith |  | Sept. 30, 2023 |
| Margaret Olivia Jackson |  | Sept. 21, 2018 |
| Professor Shirley Victoria Hodgson |  | Sept. 30, 2023 |




