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Board Meetings 2005 Geneva , Switzerland June 2005 Board meeting was held in Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva, Switzerland. the new incoming Secretary Dr.Samath Dharmaratne participated in this meeting.

RTIRN and its local partners in India successfully held a meeting on road traffic injury research priorities in South Asia . The meeting was attended by over 60 researchers, clinicians and policy makers including representatives of the Indian Navy Station Health Organization, Maharashtra Health Department, the Indian National Institutes of Mental Health and Neurosciences and

Road Traffic Injuries Research Network Secretariat Launch, January 4,2006. Kandy , Sri Lanka . The township of Gannoruwa in Kandy City , Sri Lanka was host to the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network’s launch of its Secretariat hosted by the University of Peradeniya on January 4, 2006. The establishment of a Secretariat in Sri Lanka

Skills Development for Research on Road Traffic Injuries, January 5, 2006, Kandy , Sri Lanka Following the Secretariat Launch, the RTIRN hosted a one-day skills development workshop on road traffic injuries research. The workshop was widely attended by over 85 local participants representing a wide range of civil society including academia, medical professionals and public

2006 January board meeting was held in Kandy , Sri Lanka 2006 January board meeting was held in Kandy , Sri Lanka adjoining the launching Ceremony of the secretariat. Prof. Robyn Norton(Board Chair), Dr.Adnan Hyder(Board Vice Chair) ,Prof.Wilson Odero, Dr.Abdul Ghaffar and Dr.Samath D. Dharmaratne (new Secretary) attended the meeting.

The RTIRN partners’ meeting was convened on April 2, 2006, prior to the commencement of the 8th World Congress on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (WCIPSP) in Durban , South Africa . The attendance of more than 60 participants-many of whom were new partners to the network was an indication of the network’s continued growth

Skills Development For Research In Road Traffic Injuries, October 28, 2006, Cairo , Egypt . Introduction to RTIRN and workshop objectives Regional overview: Burden and priorities for research Burden and priorities for research in Egypt Identifying relevant research questions / topics Systematic review Rising to the challenge of RTI in Nigeria Principles of grant writing

2006 June Geneva , Switzerland June 2006 Board meeting was held in Global Forum for Health Research, Geneva , Switzerland . All the members of the RTIRN board participated in this meeting. Dr.Fan Wu was selected for the Policy Maker position to the board. Standing from Left : Dr.Adnan Hyder ( Board Vice- Chair), Prof.

Board meeting Geneva , Switzerland , July 2007 The new RTIRN secretariat was selected at this board meeting, and Dr Junaid A Razzak was appointed as the new RTIRN Secretary, with the Aga Khan University, Pakistan, as the new secretariat. Extensive planning for the Multi Center Study on non-standard helmet usage was also undertaken at