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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- IPPNW recommendations for the First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW
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- The fateful choice: nuclear arms race or nuclear weapons-free world
- Amid widespread disease, death, and poverty, the major powers increased their military spending in 2020
- The solution to climate change must include nuclear disarmament
- Opposition to abolishing nuclear weapons—and what could help to overcome it
- A rapidly globalizing world needs strengthened global governance
IPPNW looks forward to the first Meeting of States Parties of the TPNW in January 2022 as an important milestone and step in the increasingly urgent race against time to eradicate nuclear weapons, which pose the most acute existential threat to humankind.
We are pleased to offer these initial recommendations, based on our professional expertise and obligations to prevent and treat disease and suffering, work to fulfill the human right to the highest attainable standard of health for all the world’s people, and promote the conditions required to achieve it.
IPPNW mourns the loss of our co-founder Dr. Bernard Lown, just months short of his 100th birthday.
Dr. Lown was a tireless visionary and pragmatic activist whose example continues to inspire countless physicians, students, and citizens worldwide. Those who knew Dr. Lown know that he would insist that the most meaningful way to honor his memory will be to carry on his work.
To honor Dr. Lown, we invite people inspired by his legacy share your memories and express your thoughts to us.
Excerpts from Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1985 by Dr. Bernard Lown
On 21 January 2021, IPPNW, the International Committee of the Red Cross, International Council of Nurses, International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, World Federation of Public Health Associations, and the World Medical Association co-hosted a global health discussion marking the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
The Global Health Webinar explored the TPNW in the context of a global pandemic and climate crisis, with a focus on the role of health professionals in advancing the eradication of nuclear weapons through evidence-based policy-making. Watch the full recording now.
In addition to hosting the webinar, the coalition of the world’s largest health federations released a joint statement hailing the Treaty as “an essential step towards preventing the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and a big win for planetary health.” The statement is now available in English, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Greek, and Spanish.