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Why we decided to undertake Research El Salvador has a lot of information about injury and mortality due to small arms, but there is no information about morbility. In 1999-2000 MESARES developed a research project investigating small arms infjuries that included reviewing the patient records. We identified a deficiency in collecting data at the hospital, especially among physicians and medical students. Therefore, we decided to promote research to understand victims and to allow us to design strategies to prevent violence and provide appropriate treatment to victims and their families.

Activities:   Training medical students to do field-research Establishing contact with experts on these issues Collecting data in the field Data processing Conferences : "Violence and Small Arms"

          Public awareness campaigns:

Small Arms & Light  Weapons Impact on Public Health Class for Medical Students at  Nacional University of El Salvador .

Last Saturday 27th. May  Dr. Emperatriz Crespin address a class for Medical Students at the national university of El Salvador , increasing awarness about the small arms proliferation and misuse , also it was established the impact on public health, survivors assistance and the costs and limitations for human development in the region.

COLLECTING FACES FOR THE MILLION FACES CAMPAIGN

Last Friday 26th. May Medical Students of IPPNW carried out a campaign in order to collect faces for the MILLION FACES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SMALL ARMS

Aikido against Small Arms

The medicals Students Chapters of IPPNW El Salvador Collect faces

26th of May 2006 meeting at the national congress in order to talk about Small Arms and Light Weapons Laws control and try to advocate for more control since the congress..