WFPHA Welcomes the Entry into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

We must prevent what we cannot cure.

The World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) welcomes the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Together with International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Council of Nurses (ICN), International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA), and World Medical Association (WMA), we welcome this first comprehensive international prohibition of nuclear weapons, the most damaging weapons of mass destruction, and the latest to be comprehensively banned.