Mission Statement

IPPNW is a non-partisan, global federation of national medical organizations in 60 countries dedicated to safeguarding health by working to ban nuclear weapons and to address the impact of militarism and war on human health.

IPPNW works for:

- Abolition of all nuclear weapons

- Mobilizing health professionals worldwide in a coordinated effort to document the public health impact of nuclear weapons and armed violence, and to contribute to a public health perspective to policy reforms.

- Re-allocation of resources from military to civilian needs, especially to basic health care and human necessities