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Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty opens for signature by world leaders
UK absent as UN States line up to sign this important new nuclear treaty
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Health federations call Ban Treaty a “significant forward step” toward elimination of nuclear weapons
The following joint statement has been released by IPPNW, the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, and the World Federation of Public Health Associations on September 18, 2017. […]
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Letter from IPPNW Congress to British ministers re: DSEI arms fare
The following letter was sent this week on behalf of all those from members of IPPNW gathered at the York Health Through Peace Congress to British Prime Minister Theresa May, […]
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Physicians call for urgent negotiations to resolve Korean nuclear crisis
IPPNW released the following statement on September 5 from the 22nd World Congress at York University, after consultations among members of the Executive Committee, key affiliate leaders who have visited […]
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The Health Through Peace Appeal
Now, more than ever, there is a need to for a collective, progressive public health voice to challenge the growing tide of militarisation and violent conflict.
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Medical doctors and scientists call on the British government to join the nuclear ban treaty
Medical doctors and scientists, including Medact’s director David McCoy, write a letter calling on the British government to immediately begin the process of joining the international treaty demanding the ban […]
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Catastrophic spread of cholera as war, siege and political instability batters Yemen
Written by Yemeni Physician and Public health specialist, Nada Taqi, for Medact. This article is part of a blog series drawing attention to overlooked conflict zones. The series examines man-made disasters, […]
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British Military Recruitment and Marketing: Targeting Disadvantaged Young People
This is part of a blog series ahead of the global Medact/IPPNW Health Through Peace conference in York. Click here to find out more about the event and register. Join […]
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Hiroshima Day Appeal 2017
Every year, on the anniversary of the horrific devastation of the world’s first nuclear bombing, our Hiroshima Day Appeal provides vital funds for our work to advocate for a safer […]
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Doctors urge Britain to take lead on nuclear disarmament – The BMJ
Abbie Rimmer reports on Medact letter published in the Daily Telegraph today (25 July 2017) for BMJ News.
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Keeping nuclear weapons is a high-risk gamble – Letter in the Telegraph
To coincide with the launch of new Medact report ‘A safer world – Britain’s harmful dependence on nuclear weapons’ on Tuesday 25th July 2017, leading UK health professionals wrote a letter in […]