International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

1
International Physicians for the Prevention of
Nuclear War

• Doctors, medical students, health care
  professionals, and concerned citizens working to
  ban nuclear weapons and address the impact of
  militarism and war on health

2
IPPNW is...

• ...A global federation of 58 national medical
  organizations
• ...working to abolish nuclear weapons by
  mobilizing the influence of the world medical
  community
• ...working to prevent nuclear war and all wars,
  and to redress the effects of militarism on
  health.

3
IPPNWs Mission
4
IPPNW History

• At the height of the Cold War, Dr. Bernard Lown,
  of the United States, Dr. Evgueni Chazov, of
  the Soviet Union founded IPPNW to bridge the
  political divide and to educate the world about
  the terrible consequences of nuclear weapons.

5
Medical Evidence

• In 1962, Drs. Victor Sidel, H. Jack Geiger, and
  Bernard Lown published the first major medical
  journal article on the medical consequences of
  nuclear war in The New England Journal of
  Medicine.
• Today, IPPNW continues to publish in the worlds
  leading medical journals.

6
IPPNW Today...

• Continuing the fight for a nuclear weapons-free
  world
• Working to eliminate the death and injury caused
  by landmines small arms violence
• Promoting peace through health
• Inspiring a new generation of physicians and
  activists to work for global security.

7
(No Transcript)
8
What Can You Do?
9
(No Transcript)
10
As the next generation of health professionals,
IPPNW medical students are already playing an
active role in safeguarding the planets health.
Working with IPPNW colleagues around the world,
medical students show by example what can be
achieved through international cooperation.
11
IPPNW Medical Students...

• participate in global dialogue with students
  from nearly 50 countries
• conduct research with physician-mentors
• convene seminars on IPPNW issues at medical
  schools around the world
• work cooperatively on cross-regional projects
• work in partnership with the International
  Federation of Medical Students Association
  (IFMSA) and other medical student groups
  worldwide.
• Organizing Medical Student Congresses at IPPNWs
  World Congresses next in 2004 in Beijing,
  China

12
(No Transcript)
13
(No Transcript)
14
Acting Locally...
15
Thinking Globally...
16
Join IPPNW Medical Students!
IPPNWs 2004-2006 Student Representatives Khagend
ra Dahal, Nepal Alex Rosen, Germany info_at_ippnw-st
udents.org www.ippnw-students.org
17
Thank you.