The elimination of all nuclear weapons is an urgent medical, humanitarian, and public health imperative.
Peace and Health Blog
- From this Meeting must emerge a clarion call to action that the world cannot ignoreby IPPNW on November 29, 2023 at 9:56 pm
IPPNW Statement to the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Delivered by Dr. Sally Ndung’u, IPPNW Board Member, 29 November, 2023, United Nations Headquarters NYC Dear President, Esteemed Delegates, and Colleagues, My name is Dr. Sally Ndung’u, a medical doctor and public health specialist from Kenya.
- IPPNW calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Israel-Palestine warby IPPNW on November 14, 2023 at 9:55 pm
Our goal is the health, peace and security of all people, whether they live amid the terror and destruction of war in Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nagorno-Karabakh or anywhere else. We know it is civilians, especially women and children, who suffer most in war. Our profession has its roots
- Medical professionals’ resistance against the arms race and nuclear weaponsby IPPNW on November 6, 2023 at 5:09 pm
by Dr. Arun Mitra The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 78 years ago changed the concept of the impact of wars. The hope that the level of devastation would make the world think seriously about taking steps to give up the arms race and focus on human welfare did not materialise. The arms race
- The story of “A First Time”by IPPNW on November 2, 2023 at 4:56 pm
Drs. David Onazi and Sally Ndung’u at the World Medical Association General Assembly 2023 By Dr. David Onazi, IPPNW Co-President The FIRST TIME I became one of the co-presidents of IPPNW in April 2023 my passion was reborn to play a vital role in our cause for a nuclear free planet. It then became apparent
- Our goal must be peace, health, and the security of all peopleby IPPNW on October 31, 2023 at 2:26 pm
[The following letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres was sent by IPPNW’s co-presidents in response to his speech on 13 October, in which he said “[T]he grievances of the Palestinian people cannot justify the appalling attacks by Hamas. And those appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people.”] October 28, 2023 Dear
From 30 November to 12 December, the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) will take place in the United Arab Emirates. For the first time, IPPNW is sending an official international delegation to COP to ensure human and environmental health is at the center of decision-making.
As physicians and health workers we warn that the climate crisis, militarisation and nuclear weapons pose an acute threat to global health. At the same time, enormous health benefits can be realised from overcoming our “fossil-fuel addiction” and destructive need for militarised power plays.
In March, IPPNW established a new office in Geneva, the “Peace Capital” of the world. IPPNW’s Policy Director, Chuck Johnson, is overseeing Geneva operations to ramp up our efforts to collaborate with the United Nations and our international health organizations.
The time is ripe for our message to be heard and understood. Eliminating all nuclear weapons is an urgent humanitarian and environmental imperative. Setting up a liaison office in Geneva is a logical next step in strengthening IPPNW’s global network of 55 national affiliates and our partners in the health community worldwide.