Aiming for Prevention

1st Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons - July 2003

IPPNW and the World Health Organization co-sponsored a panel at the meeting entitled, "Public Health Dimensions of Small Arms Violence: Impacts, Meaningful Interventions, and the Programme of Action."

The panel was attended by approximately 40 public health experts, medical students, and members of NGOs affiliated with IANSA. It was convened to examine the contribution of public health professionals to understanding the effects of small arms violence on individuals and communities and to explore public health interventions that can effectively preventing small arms violence.