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Teaching Cases in Medical Peace Work

Teaching Cases in Medical Peace Work

Are you teacher or trainer for health professionals? Medical Peace Work is an emerging field of expertise in health work, violence prevention, and peace-building. Medical Peace Work is also a network of European organisations and teaching institutions concerned with…

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 seven Medical Peace Work courses are an introduction in violence prevention and peace…

Comments on the Trident Commission

At the beginning of last month the ‘independent, cross-party inquiry to examine UK nuclear weapons policy’ – otherwise known  as the Trident Commission, issued its final report. The three co-chairs, each a representative of their party, were Lord Des Browne (Labour),…

The Medical Effects of Nuclear Weapons

The effects of Nuclear War have been analysed by a number of campaign and medical groups, below is a selection of useful resources. Reports The concluding report from the Trident Commission is aimed to contribute to an informed and deeper debate on Trident renewal…

The Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

The Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear weapons have a unique and horrifying humanitarian impact. The only natural events to which a nuclear explosion can be compared are massive earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and similar disasters that result in thousands of casualties and cause…