Lehren der nuklearen Geschichte
In: Welt-Trends: das außenpolitische Journal, Heft 102, S. 54-55
ISSN: 0944-8101
At the Congress of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) participated from Germany, 20 members participate, in total there were 500 from 44 countries. In Kazakhstan, the IPPNW has only a very small section, but the made up for their small extent by extraordinary hospitality and activity. The President of the World Congress 2014 Abay Baigenzhin, is a surgeon and head of the National Research Center of Medical Sciences in Astana, for organizing the oncologist and radiologist Alikhan Dossakhanow was responsible. Before Congress a group of medical students went through Kazakhstan - from Semipalatinsk (Semipalatinsk) to Astana, to promote a nuclear-free world. This cycling have for IPPNW tradition: Since the 1990s, there are always such trips, to learn more of the country and the people and at the same time to let people know on the spot that the IPPNW discourages a world congress in their country. Adapted from the source document.