International Physicians for Peace Day
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This informal observance recognizes physicians' work to prevent war and the harm it causes to health. It is associated with the anniversary of Hiroshima's bombing and the medical movement against nuclear weapons.
How it is celebrated: antinuclear campaigners organize remembrance gatherings and educational events about the human effects of nuclear explosions. The occasion has no single prescribed ceremony or universal set of traditions.
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, bringing medical expertise to the heart of the disarmament debate.