Reducing the risks of nuclear war - the role of health professionals

Kamran Abbasi; Parveen Ali; Virginia Barbour; Kirsten Bibbins-domingo; Marcel GM Olde Rikkert; Andy Haines; Ira Helfand; Richard Horton; Robert Mash; Arun Mitra; Carlos Monteiro; Elena N Naumova; Eric J Rubin; Tilman Ruff; Peush Sahni; James Tumwine; Paul Yonga; Chris Zielinski

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Reducing the risks of nuclear war - the role of health professionals

Author: Kamran Abbasi ¹ ; Parveen Ali ² ; Virginia Barbour ³ ; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo ⁴ ; Marcel GM Olde Rikkert ⁵ ; Andy Haines ⁶ ; Ira Helfand ⁷ ; Richard Horton ⁸ ; Robert Mash ⁹ ; Arun Mitra ⁷ ; Carlos Monteiro ¹⁰ ; Elena N. Naumova ¹¹ ; Eric J. Rubin ¹² ; Tilman Ruff ⁷ ; Peush Sahni ¹³ ; James Tumwine ¹⁴ ; Paul Yonga ¹⁵ ; Chris Zielinski ^{16
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1. Editor-in-Chief, British Medical Journal
2. Editor-in-Chief, International Nursing Review
3. Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal of Australia
4. Editor-in-Chief, JAMA
5. Editor-in-Chief, Dutch Journal of Medicine
6. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
7. Past President, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
8. Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet
9. Editor-in-Chief, African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
10. Editor-in-Chief, Revista de Saude Publica
11. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Health Policy
12. Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine
13. Editor-in-Chief, National Medical Journal of India
14. Editor-in-Chief, African Health Sciences
15. Editor-in-Chief, East African Medical Journal
16. University of Winchester
17. World Association of Medical Editors
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Nuclear power
MeSH: Armed Conflicts; Nuclear Energy; Radiation
From: Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2023;38(2):9-10
CountryPhilippines
Language:English
Abstract: In January, 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward to 90’s before midnight, reflecting the growing risk of nuclear war.1 In August, 2022, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is now in “a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War.2 The danger has been underlined by growing tensions between many nuclear armed states.1,3 As editors of health and medical journals worldwide, we call on health professionals to alert the public and our leaders to this major danger to public health and the essential life support systems of the planet—and urge action to prevent it.
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