About The Road Traffic Injuries Network
Creation of the network
The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN) is a partnership of individuals and institutions – government, academic, and nongovernmental – that collaborate to further research on the impact, causes and strategies for the prevention of RTI in low- and middle- income countries. Collaborating partners have been meeting to exchange ideas and develop a research agenda on RTI and to develop capacity for RTI research in low and middle-income countries. The development of a research agenda includes defining research priorities; promoting appropriate investments for research; conducting strategic research; and facilitating the utilization of research results for national policies on RTI.
The specific Objectives of the Network are:
- To advocate for research to reduce the burden of road traffic injuries in low and middle income countries
- To set priorities for road traffic injury research in low and middle income countries
- To help develop capacity for road traffic injury research in low and middle income countries
- To promote investments for road traffic injury research in low and middle income countries
- To facilitate communication between partners involved in road traffic injury research in low and middle income countries
- To conduct strategic research on road traffic injuries in low and middle income countries
- To disseminate appropriate research results and promote the application and utilization of research for policy and intervention development towards reducing the burden of road traffic injury in low and middle income countries