'Peace through Health': 16th World Congress of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War.

The possibilities for the health sector to actively contribute to peace processes.

The 20th century has been the bloodiest in the history of mankind. Two world wars and numerous smaller violent conflicts have resulted in more than 110 million deaths, 50 million displaced and the suffering of countless more. The World Bank and WHO estimate that war will be the 8th most common cause of morbidity and mortality in the year 2020 [1]. Despite the enormous human consequences of viol...

The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT): a public health imperative.

The United Nations adopted an historic international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in April 2013. A 1997 meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates who called for an International Code of Conduct to address the 'destructive effects of the unregulated arms trade' initiated discussions that led to the Treaty. Public health institutions, including the World Health Organization and the International Committe...

German Affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and German Society for Radiation Protection (GfS) Literature Review Health Effects of Chernobyl

The Chernobyl catastrophe changed the world. Millions of people were made victims overnight. Gigantic stretches of land were made uninhabitable. The radioactive cloud spread all over the world. An understanding of the dangers of the use of nuclear energy grew in a countless number of minds. Even in Germany, people became sick and died due to the radiation they incorporated into their bodies thr...

German Affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) and German Society for Radiation Protection (GfS) Literature Review Health Effects of Chernobyl

The Chernobyl catastrophe changed the world. Millions of people were made victims overnight. Gigantic stretches of land were made uninhabitable. The radioactive cloud spread all over the world. An understanding of the dangers of the use of nuclear energy grew in a countless number of minds. Even in Germany, people became sick and died due to the radiation they incorporated into their bodies thr...

At the Expense of the Country: Multi-level War Economy in Afghanistan and the Implication for Peace