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The Medical Association for Prevention of War has an active membership made up of health care professionals from a range of backgrounds. MAPW is in a unique position to offer expert medical commentators on numerous issues, including peace, nuclear issues, human rights and alternatives to nuclear technology.

Our spokespersons are listed below, with their special interests. Click on any of these for a more detailed personal profile.
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Name	Position within MAPW	Special areas of interest
Dr Sue Wareham OAM	President	Dr Wareham has many interests and fields of expertise, ranging from nuclear weapons, to global sustainability.
Associate Professor Tilman Ruff	Vice President; Immediate Past President; Australian Chair of ICANi	Nuclear weapons, biological weapons, nuclear power and the links between civil and military nuclear industries. Iraq.
Ms Nancy Atkin	Executive Officer; responsible for media liaison	Media and communications; Pacific regional issues
Dr Jenni Bond	Coordinator, Tasmania Branch
Ms Sarah Gardiner	National and SA Branch student representative
Dr Jason Garrood	Vice President; Coordinator, South Australia Branch	Nuclear weapons, landmines, renewable energy and nuclear power, radiation risk to workers and the public, and the psychological aspects of this.
Dr Jenny Grounds	National Treasurer; Committee member, Victoria Branch	Community organisation and education; environmental issues; our resistance to militarism, including nuclear weapons; valuing the planet over profits. Non-violent conflict resolution.
Associate Professor Lou Irving	Coordinator, Victoria
Dr Peter Karamoskos	Vice President; Committee member, Victorian Branch	Health effects of radiation, including low level radiation; proliferation dangers of highly enriched uranium in nuclear medicine
Professor John Langmore	Professor Langmore works on political advocacy for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons	International relations, in particular the role of the United Nations
Dr Robert Marr	Co Coordinator, New South Wales Branch	Interested in the application of public health principles, highlighting the short and long term undesirable health consequences of war, including its effects on veterans' health.
Professor Fred Mendelsohn	Former National Vice President and former Victorian Branch Coordinator	Public health effects of war and preparation for war, both conventional and nuclear.
Dr Ruth Mitchell	Member; International Student Representative, IPPNWi	Abolition of nuclear weapons, uranium mining on Aboriginal land, health impacts of small arms, and refugee health.
Ms Jessica Morrison	Australian Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons	In addition to the abolition of nuclear weapons, Jessica has a strong personal interest in principles of non-violence and peacemaking.
Dr Anne Noonan	Co Coordinator, New South Wales Branch	The connection between human rights and health; conflict resolution in Australia and our region.
Ms Lynne Saville	Co Coordinator, New South Wales Branch	Abolition of nuclear weapons; sustainability and health.
Dr Rosalie Schultz	Coordinator, Northern Territory Branch	Public health, iinternational health and Aboriginal health
Dr Peter Tait	Treasurer, Northern Territory Branch	Global environment change
Professor Peter Underwood	Vice President; Coordinator, Western Australia Branch	Primary Health Care policy, practice, research and evaluation; international and community health; medical education and training; medical anthropology and social medicine; ecological and environmental public health; sustainable health systems.
Dr Daniele Viliunas	International Councillor; Coordinator, Queensland Branch	Dr Viliunas is currently the IPPNW Regional Vice President for South East Asia and the Pacific.
Dr Carole Wigg	National Secretary; Secretary, Victoria Branch	Child Soldiers, psychological effects of war, and a curiosity about the madness of war as a solution to problems.
Dr Bill Williams	Vice President; Committee member, Victorian Branch	Nuclear weapons. uranium mining, nuclear waste, health effects of radiation, Aboriginal health, the roots of violence.
Ms Angela Wilson	National and Victoria Branch student representative

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