The elimination of all nuclear weapons is an urgent medical, humanitarian, and public health imperative.
by Arun Mitra Speaking in an election rally in Madhya Pradesh on April 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a mockery of nuclear disarmament. In his speech he said “those who talk of nuclear disarmament cannot protect the country.” Some constituents of INDIA group talk of nuclear disarmament, he warned. There can be only two
This article was originally published on IPPNW’s bi-annual newsletter Vital Signs Dr. Gislin Dagnelie first became aware of IPPNW when he was still living in his homeland: the Netherlands. His father was a pulmonologist who eventually served on the Dutch IPPNW board of directors and traveled to international conferences, including to Leningrad, where he joined
by Michael Christ, IPPNW’s Executive Director, originally published on IPPNW’s bi-annual newsletter Vital Signs As diplomats assembled at United Nations Headquarters for the second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (2MSP/TPNW), an IPPNW volunteer force of more than 50 doctors, medical students and activists from 14 countries descended
Although the popular new Netflix film, Einstein and the Bomb, purports to tell the story of the great physicist’s relationship to nuclear weapons, it ignores his vital role in rallying the world against nuclear catastrophe. Aghast at the use of nuclear weapons in August 1945 to obliterate the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Einstein threw himself
I have never been to Palestine, nor Israel for that matter, for fear my heart would break. Now it breaks anyway. I cannot see those lovely brown-eyed children playing, laughing, bleeding, dying, dead. So quickly: here today, gone tomorrow. Or those who lost their parents and wait patiently in groups of other orphans for a
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.