Nuclear Weapons
The elimination of all nuclear weapons is an urgent medical, humanitarian and public health imperative.
Armed Violence
Armed violence is a public health crisis that can be prevented using a public health approach.
Peace and Health Blog
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- From nationalist isolation to global citizenship
- Why do we still have nuclear weapons?
- Uranium mining harms people and the environment
- Ocean discharge is the worst plan for Fukushima waste water
- India could be more influential than it has chosen to be
- Whose red lines?
- Health appeal: avert nuclear war and respect international humanitarian law
- The Ukraine war and international law
- 90 seconds to midnight: what the Doomsday Clock means in 2023
Join IPPNW’s 23rd World Congress in Mombasa, Kenya at the Travellers Beach Hotel and Club, 27-29 April 2023. “Disarmament, Climate Crisis, and Health” is our first World Congress in Africa and our first hybrid Congress, with sessions highlighting and linking the health consequences of the climate crisis and nuclear weapons. Learn more and register now. All are welcome!
IPPNW and Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility hosted our 5th annual peace and health concert to address the twin existential threats of nuclear war and climate change on October 1st.
Our 2022 Honorees were Professors Alan Robock, Brian Toon, and Lili Xia who have pioneered critical research on nuclear winter and the climatic consequences of a limited nuclear conflict. This event featured performances by Longwood Symphony Orchestra musicians and members from the Silkroad, an international musical collaborative that was founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.