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Recent News

MAPW tells UN: Cut war spending and achieve Millenium Development Goals

Written 02/09/2010

UNi DPI CONFERENCE 1 SEPTEMBER 2010. MAPW told this major conference of NGOis, held this year in Melbourne, that the impact of armed conflict often gets overlooked in considering ways in which health can be improved, not only in developing countries but also in developed countries.

CHOOSE NUCLEAR FREE

Written 05/08/2010

Choose Nuclear Free is an initiative of the Medical Association for Prevention of War, ICANi, and Friends of the Earth, Australia.

Help us build a nuclear-free future!

MAPW says: Time to talk troop withdrawal

Written 05/08/2010

Why aren’t Ms Gillard and Mr Abbott debating Australia’s military contribution in Afghanistan?

Nuclear medicine explained in MAPW myth-busting fact sheets

Written 29/07/2010

A new MAPW fact sheet published today, describes in simple language how what nuclear medicine is, and how it is used for diagnosis and treatment.It also explains what is NOT nuclear medicine (it does not include x-rays, or CT scans, for example).

Nuclear weapons, nuclear industry: MAPW documents health risks

Written 07/07/2010

MAPW has just released two excellent new publications which document the health and environmental risks of nuclear weapons; and the health risks of the nuclear industry.

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