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IPPNW
European Student Congress
Napoli 2006


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Program


The main theme of Napoli 2006 being "What one person can change...", the topics of this conference were, amongst others:

 


Refugees in Europe - Their medical situation...
...and what medical students can do to help


MSF Italy talked about its work with refugees in Italy


Alex Rosen held a workshop on the situation of Paperless People in Europe



Nuclear weapons in Europe - What purpose do they serve...
...and how medical students can help abolish them


- Informative workshop for students who want to learn about nuclear weapons (NWIP)

- Dr. Gunnar Westberg, IPPNW President will talk about the Nuclear Weapons Convention Campaign

- NWIP activism workshop for experienced students
- BANg showed the movie "Genie in a bottle" and held a workshop

- Dr Lars. Pohlmeier, Chairman of the IPPNW Board of Directors, will speak about Dialogues with Decision Makers

- Target Napoli

Medical student activties in the Middle East...
...and their role in the peace process

ReCap - the Palestinian Refugee CampProject
- Students from Jerusalem will talk about the situation of health for both populations of the city
- Health effects of the Separation Wall
- Health Situation in Iraq - talk by Dr. Heba Al Naseri and Dr. Judith Cook from MedAct (IPPNW UK) -
  Click here for the Workshop Notes and the Power Point Presentation

Europe 20 years after Chernobyl - The future of nuclear energy...
... and what medical students can do in the community


- "The sacrifice" - a movie about the medical consequences of the Chernobyl liquidators
- Dr. Mikhail Balonov (IAEA) and Dr. Claudio Knüsli (Swiss IPPNW) held a panel discussion
- For more information, check out www.ippnw-students.org/chernobyl

Social and political activism amongst medical students in Europe...
... and how medical students can become involved


- MSF - Doctors without borders: possibilites for young doctors
- Emergency - an Italian NGO  of doctors for a better world

- The UN Millenium Development Goals and what concrete projects medical students can engage in

- Workshop on the Baltic Bike Tour and other concrete projects for the summer

Miscellaneous Stuff...
...and how to establish momentum


- Dying for Drugs - the crimes of the Pharma industry
- Emergency Italy introduced students to its projects and its way of working
- Introduction to IPPNW for new students
- Information for experienced students about ongoing campaigns

Social Program...
... and your role in all of this


Besides this, there was ample time to meet and mingle with other medical students from all over the continent, explore the wonderful city of Napoli, enjoy a great social program (Pizza included ;) and draw motivation and inspiration for the months after the conference...

 

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