"Medical Voices Against Violence" an ongoing project from Aiming for Prevention launched during Global Week of Action.
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IPPNW at the 2009 NPT PrepCom
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Congratulations to the 2009 "Give Peace a Chance" winner: The Medical Practice of Kardalinos, Petry and Pohlmeier in Bremen, Germany.
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World Physicians issue Medical Appeal to Obama, Medvedev for elimination of nuclear weapons
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