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International
2006
ANNUAL REPORT
Africa
Middle East North Asia
North America Europe South Asia
Latin America Russia / CIS SE Asia / Pacific
IPPNW is comprised of sixty affiliates in nine regions of the world.
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INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIANS FOR
THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR
From Argentina to Zambia, IPPNW
represents doctors, medical students,
and concerned citizens in 60 countries
who are working to ban nuclear
weapons and to advance understanding of the effects
of armed conflict from a public health perspective.
www.ippnw.org
PRACTICING PEACE
everyday
“ It has been
very rewarding
to work for IPPNW,
with the highly competent
and supportive staff,
with the students and
with colleagues
from the whole world.
In what other organization
could I sit down every day
and communicate
2006–2008
with people IPPNW CO-PRESIDENTS
from the whole globe GUNNAR WESTBERG, MD (LEFT)
of the same mind IME JOHN, MD, MPH (RIGHT) AT
“
THE 17TH WORLD CONGRESS
and hope? IN HELSINKI, FINLAND
GUNNAR WESTBERG, MD
IPPNW CO-PRESIDENT, SWEDEN
LEFT:QUESTIONS AND ANSWER
SESSION DURING A NUCLEAR
ABOLITION PLENARY SESSION.
ON STAGE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
ARE INGA BLUM AND XANTHE HALL
OF IPPNW GERMANY, FORMER
IPPNW CO-PRESIDENT, DR. RON
MCCOY, MAYOR AKIBA OF
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN, HENRIK
IPPNW’S INTERNATIONAL SALANDER, GENERAL SECRETARY
NEWSLETTER IS PUBLISHED OF THE WMD COMMISSION, KNUT
TWICE A YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT LANGELAND, NORWEGIAN MINISTRY
HOW THE AFFILIATES ARE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
WORKING TOGETHER TO DR. BILL WILLIAMS, MAPW
IMPROVE THE WORLD. (AUSTRALIAN AFFILIATE).
In many ways, the IPPNW federation over the abolition of nuclear weapons, the prevention of
past two years was more energized and pro- war, and the prevention of small arms violence.
ductive than at any time since the end of the
The focused list of priorities for 2006–2008 are:
Cold War. There remains an undeniable vigor
and hunger in IPPNW to mobilize physicians International Campaign to Abolish
worldwide to unwind the doomsday process. Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
International Conference in London
At our keystone event of the year, the 17th October 3–4, 2007
“Nuclear Weapons: The Final Pandemic
World Congress in Helsinki, Finland in Preventing Proliferation and Achieving Abolition”
September, the IPPNW Board approved a 5-
Aiming for Prevention Program
point program intended to harness this vitality
and unite affiliates and physician activists Medical student development
around a common set of activities toward the Global Health Alerts /
Letter Writing campaigns
KEY IPPNW PROGRAMS
2006
NUCLEAR ABOLITION AND During the past year we can point to the com-
PEACE THROUGH HEALTH pletion of Dialogues with Decision Makers
meetings in London, Paris, Brussels, and
World military spending continues to rise and Moscow; a series of affiliate conferences and
militarism is rampant while countries with publications to mark the 20th anniversary of
nuclear weapons have multiplied. Among Chernobyl; the release of a new nuclear ter-
the nine nations (United States, Russia, rorism study by PSR; and IPPNW participa-
China, United Kingdom, France, Israel, India, tion in important gatherings including the
Pakistan, and North Korea that have nuclear Vancouver Peace Forum, the UN
weapons, there are estimated to be at least Review Conference on Small Arms
27,000 nuclear weapons on the earth, 96 and Light Weapons, the 7th World
percent of them in the possession of the Injury Conference in South Africa,
United States and Russia. and a Summit of Nobel Peace
Laureates in South Korea.
IPPNW made advocacy for a Nuclear
Weapons Convention (NWC) a top priority in AIMING FOR PREVENTION
2006. With funding from the Poola Foundation,
MAPW (IPPNW-Australia) has stepped forward Affiliate members around the
to help coordinate a three-year international world seek to reduce deaths and
campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons, injuries from small arms on a
with the NWC as a focal point. global scale and bring a crucial
public health perspective to bear on this tries. Another highlight was the strong pres-
health crisis. Via the Aiming for Prevention ence, with seventeen papers accepted, at
Program, IPPNW physicians in Latin the 8th World Conference on Injury
America, Africa, and South Asia use the Prevention and Safety Promotion, the major
tools of research, education, policy design, international public health conference on
and care and rehabilitation of victims to injury prevention.
address armed violence prevention. The
IPPNW activists have taken a leadership MEDICAL STUDENTS
role in bringing awareness to the human As future doctors, IPPNW medical student
face of suffering. This program has contin- activists have the health of their patients in
ued to grow and gain credibility mind, and know that the explosion of any
among the medical, diplomatic, nuclear weapon (be it through war, terrorism,
and NGO communities con- human error or an accident) knows no mean-
cerned with violence prevention. ingful medical response. The only chance to
protect people from such devastating harm is
In 2006, IPPNW launched a hospi- to prevent such a catastrophe from ever hap-
tal-based armed violence pilot pening. The complete abolition of all nuclear
research study in five African coun- weapons is therefore the only rational choice
we have.
LEFT: IPPNW MEDICAL STUDENTS
PARTICIPATING IN A TARGET X Building up to the 17th IPPNW World
INSTALLATION AT THE EUROPEAN
MEDICAL STUDENT REGIONAL Congress, thirty medical students biked
MEETING IN NAPOLI, ITALY.
[IPPNW PROGRAMS CONTINUED]
1,000km (over 621 miles) around the perime- PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
ter of the Baltic Sea. Starting in Estonia,
through Russia to Finland, the students (see
Preparations are underway for IPPNW’s
photo below) spoke with the public, local next Congress in New Delhi, India.
media and politicians about the dangers of
nuclear weapons and The 18th World Congress will be held at the
also conducted newly renovated VP House, a few blocks south-
“Target X” public edu- west of the central business district of
cation installations. Connaught Place in New Delhi.
IPPNW’s medical stu-
dent leaders continue March 7–12, 2008
CONGRESS
to do an extraordi- DATES: March 7 and 8, 2008
nary job every year,
(Medical Student Congress)
creating new student
chapters and organ-
izing conferences and seminars around the Please contact IPPNW’s affiliate, Indian
world, developing a productive and ongoing Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD)
relationship with IFMSA, and initiating excit- for more information on pre-Congress tours,
ing student led projects, such as: accommodation options and the program.
Nuclear Weapons Inheritance EMAIL: idpd2001@yahoo.com
Project (NWIP) Indian Doctors for Peace and Development
Target X 24, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane
On Kasturba Gandhi Marg
ReCAP New Delhi –110001 INDIA
an electronic newsletter
DR. L.S. CHAWLA,
an international student website CONGRESS CHAIR
www.ippnw-students.org INDIA
OPERATING REVENUES AMOUNTS IN USD
IPPNW FINANCIALS
CONTRIBUTIONS 398,747
AFFILIATE DUES AND SUPPORT 140,464
GRANTS 81,983
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
A full independent auditor’s report with financial statements has been prepared by Alexander,
BEQUESTS 41,615
INVESTMENT INCOME 16,664
Aronson & Finning, Certified Public Accountants, and is available upon request.
SPECIAL EVENT, NET 2,383
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES 681,856
OPERATING EXPENSES
PROGRAM SERVICES 471,225
FUNDRAISING, DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH 133,193
FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 122,268
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 726,686
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS (44,830)
NON - OPERATING REVENUES (EXPENSES)
UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 10,080
REALIZED LOSS ON SALE OF INVESTMENTS (8,976)
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES (6,009)
TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES (4,905)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (49,735)
IPPNW BOARD OF 2006–2008
DIRECTORS
CO-PRESIDENTS AT-LARGE MEMBERS
IME JOHN, MD, MPH NIGERIA CÆCILIE BOCK BUHMANN, MD DENMARK
GUNNAR WESTBERG, MD SWEDEN MARTINA GROSCH, MD SWEDEN
ANDREW KANTER, MD, MPH USA
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TILMAN RUFF, MB, BS (HONS), FRACP AUSTRALIA
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES MASAO TOMONAGA, MD JAPAN
KHAGENDRA BIKRAM DAHAL NEPAL LIZ WATERSTON, MD UK
RUTH MITCHELL AUSTRALIA
SPEAKER OF THE IC
REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS PETER WILK, MD USA
VLADIMIR GARKAVENKO, MD, PHD, MBA RUSSIA
AHMED GENEID, MD EGYPT DEPUTY SPEAKER
IRA HELFAND, MD USA HERMAN SPAANJARD, MD NETHERLANDS
BJØRN HILT, MD NORWAY
ANTONIO JARQUIN, MD NICARAGUA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KATSUKO KATAOKA, MD, PHD JAPAN
MICHAEL CHRIST USA
KAMRUL KHAN, MBBS, M.PHIL BANGLADESH
WALTER ODHIAMBO, MD KENYA
DANIELE VILIUNAS, MD AUSTRALIA CHAIR, 18TH WORLD CONGRESS
L.S. CHAWLA, MD INDIA
BOARD CHAIR, DEPUTY CHAIR
BJØRN HILT, MD NORWAY SECRETARY, 18TH WORLD CONGRESS
ALEX ROSEN, MD GERMANY ARUN MITRA, MD INDIA
CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF
MICHAEL CHRIST
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THANK YOU!
JOHN LORETZ
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
MARIA VALENTI
AIMING FOR PREVENTION, COORDINATOR
Our work would not have
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DANIEL KARP the steadfast support of
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT individuals, foundations, and
DOUGLAS KLINE the affiliates around the world
DIRECTOR OF ADMIN AND FINANCE
who placed their confidence
MEHDI AFKARI, ACCOUNTANT
in IPPNW in 2006!
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CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 resources have sustained us,
USA including the many interns,
TEL: 617.868.5050 volunteers, and consultants
FAX: 617.868.2560 worldwide who make
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under section 501(c)(3) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code. All gifts to IPPNW are MICHAEL CHRIST
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