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A “healthy end” to the nuclear era: interview with Tilman Ruff
Tilman Ruff, an expert on immunization who consults with the WHO and the Australian Red Cross, is Co-President of IPPNW and former president of the Australian affiliate, MAPW. He serves […]
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European health groups launch peace education case studies
European health groups, including Medact, today launched new educational materials to educate nurses, doctors, students and others on the health aspects of war, violence and armed conflict. The new case […]
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End the blockade of Donbass: Humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine
IPPNW press statement, September 17, 2015 IPPNW medical practitioners from 15 European countries appealed today to Presidents Poroshenko and Putin, the European Parliament and the OSCE to help lift the […]
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IPPNW Appeal on humanitarian relief in the conflict in Ukraine
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko European Parliament (contact group with Ukraine) Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe, Head of the OSCE monitoring […]
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Letter: DSEI and Britain’s obligation under the arms trade treaty
Dr Rosemary Field To Philip Dunne MP Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) Email: [email protected] Re: DSEI 15-18 September 2015 I am writing to you on behalf of the Nuclear Weapons […]
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Europe's migrant crisis: what's to be done?
Photo: Blocked by rail, migrant’s walk through Hungary to reach Germany and Austria. The first week of this September month has seen an extra-ordinary set of responses to the mass-migration […]
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Dear Presidents Obama and Putin: Ukraine conflict risks nuclear war
by IPPNW [IPPNW co-presidents Ira Helfand and Vladimir Garkavenko have sent the following letter to Presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia, expressing the Federation’s concern […]
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Hiroshima 70th Anniversary Appeal
Thank you to all those who contributed to our matched funding appeal to mark the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima! Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane and indiscriminate of weapons […]
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Israel/Palestine: Force-feeding of hunger-striking prisoners and detainees legalised
Medact strongly objects to new legislation passed by the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, enabling force-feeding of prisoners and detainees on hunger strike. Medact supports the Israel Medical Association’s principled opposition, […]
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What’s good for Iran is good for the nuclear-armed states
The following statement was issued today by the IPPNW Executive Committee. Medact is the UK affiliate of IPPNW – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. IPPNW won the […]
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Medical Peace Work Online Course
Medical Peace Work consists of seven online courses and a collection of teaching resources for medical peace education. They are free to all and are available on this website. The […]