IPPNW's highest priority programs and campaigns are:

The International Physicians Campaign for a Nuclear-Weapons-Free World.

Aiming For Prevention: An International Campaign to Prevent Small Arms Violence research, education, and advocacy on the interconnections between peace and health.

IPPNW is a non-partisan federation of national medical organizations in 60 countries, representing tens of thousands of doctors, medical students, other health workers, and concerned citizens who share the common goal of creating a more peaceful and secure world freed from the threat of nuclear annihilation.