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The Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW) was founded in 1951 by Sir Richard Doll, Horace Joules, Lionel Penrose and others, to lobby for peace during the Korean War. In particular, they considered the ethical responsibilities of doctors in relation to war. Working parties were set up on the misuse of science, psychological aspects of war, and the international role of medicine.
Early protests included one in 1952 against a British government embargo on the export of medical supplies to China. In the 1960s and 1970s, the group reached international audiences via conferences and publications.
When the group International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) was formed in 1980, MAPW became an affiliated organisation. In 1992 MAPW merged with Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons (MCANW) to form Medact (Medical Action for Global Security), a "health professionals' organisation challenging barriers to health", such as violent conflict and poverty.
The Archive contains minutes and agendas of MAPW meetings, conference papers and other publications, and press cuttings.
Further information is available as a collection-level entry on the Library catalogue. For more details or to use the Archive, please contact the Special Collections staff.
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