This document discusses the role of health professionals in promoting peace, health, and development. It covers how everything changed after the splitting of the atom, despite no change in thinking. It then discusses the history of mankind, the state of the world today, and where medical professionals stand. It examines the expected role of doctors to restore health and relieve suffering, and what peace and health mean. It details the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the casualties, and health issues faced by survivors. Finally, it proposes solutions like eradicating nuclear weapons and increasing awareness, and discusses how medical professionals can contribute.

1. “After the splitting of the atom, everything
changed, except our way of thinking”
- Albert Einstein

2. Role of Health Professionals in
Promoting Peace, Health & Development
Aditi M. Panditrao
3rd Semester Student
Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College &
Research Centre,
Dr. D.Y. Patil University,
Pimpri, Pune

3. Introduction
• History of Mankind
• The World Today
• Where do we as Medical Professionals
stand?
• What do people think about us?

4. Role of Doctors
• What role are we expected to play?
• Art of Medicine
• Restore health
• Relief from Pain & Suffering

5. PEACE
• What is Peace?
• What does Peace stand for today?
• Factors affecting Peace:
-Riots
-Civil Wars
-Terrorism
-Use of Nuclear Weapons

6. HEALTH
• Definition
• Physical Health
• Mental Health
• Spiritual Health
• Social Health

7. Hiroshima-The Bombing
• Monday, August 6th,1945
• “Enola Gay”
• “Little Boy”
-3 metre long
-Uranium 235
-12.5 kT of TNT

9. Hiroshima (contd.)
Casualties
-Immediate:
Civilians 118,661
Military 20,000
-Next 5 yrs: 140,000

10. Nagasaki: The Bombing
• Thursday, August 9th, 1945
• “Bockscar”
• “Fat Man”
-3.5 metre long
-Plutonium (?)
-22 kT of TNT

12. Nagasaki (contd.)
• Casualties- 73,884
• Morbidities- 74,909

13. The Hibakusha
• 200,000 people exposed to radiations
• Health Problems
• General lack of knowledge
• Superstitions & False Beliefs

14. Negative Development
• Atom Bomb- Allied’s Scientific Strategy
• Atom Bomb- Destruction of Life &
Environment
• Pinnacle of Development (?)

15. Is there a Solution?
1. Eradication of Nuclear Weapons
2. Educating the younger generations
3. NPT, No First Use
4. Contribution by the Medicos

16. Our Contribution
• Awareness amongst common masses
• IDPD, IPPNW
• Red Cross
• Medical Advances
• Betterment of Mankind

17. Conclusion