We, the undersigned African affiliate members of 1985 Nobel Peace Laureate International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), the IPPNW Africa Representatives for the 2017 Nobel Peace Laureate International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), together with Junior Doctors of Africa Network and our other partners in civil society, hereby call upon the […]
The Nobel Peace Prize 2017 this year goes to IPPNW’s 10 year International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). This is tremendous news for nuclear disarmament and a hope for a nuclear free generation. This year’s award is in recognition of ICAN’s efforts in drawing attention to the humanitarian catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons. To […]
110 medical students from Kenyatta University Kenya make history as they enroll in a 12-week medical peace work online course coupled with trainings and field visits. Medical Peace Work online courses has been part of our empowerment programs since 2013. In this particular cohort, medical students will be in involved in a two-tier program, with […]
Video of riveting talk and Q&A by Bill Perry, former US secretary of defense, on My Journey at the Nuclear Brink, at All Souls Unitarian Church, New York City, Oct. 24. He discusses the risk of nuclear catastrophe (higher than during the Cold War), the necessity of repairing relations with Russia and halting the […]
On 28th August to 5th September 2016, 30 medical students and health care workers gathered at the Charite Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Sciences in Berlin Germany for the annual Global Health Summer School organised by IPPNW Germany. The African region was represented very well by three students from their IPPNW student affiliate […]