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RTIRN at the 9th International Conference on Injury prevention and SAFETY Promotion, Merida, Mexico RTIRN Business meeting Held on March 16 2008, the RTIRN business meeting welcomed both existing and potential partners. The purpose of the meeting was to inform the participants about the current and future programs of RTIRN, introduce the new Secretariat, and […]

Workshop for Multi-Country Study on Helmet use in LMICs Date: 7-8 May 2008 Venue: Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The second workshop for the MCS marked the start of this leading activity of the RTIRN towards achieving research capacity development. The workshop was attended by principle investigators from nine collaborating

Date: 8 May, 2008 Venue: Berjaya Times Square Hotel and Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MIROS Staff at the Registration Desk This symposium, hosted by the RTIRN and arranged in collaboration with the Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research (MIROS), aimed at achieving the RTIRN’s objective of equipping local and national researchers with road safety

Hosted by the Malaysian Institute for Road Safety Research (MIROS), the second semi-annual board meeting for the RTIRN was held on May 9, 2008. The discussion at the meeting centered on reviewing RTIRN project activities for the World Bank Trust Fund grant, planning for future course of action for these projects, and seeking additional funds

RTIRN at the Aga Khan University 12 th National Health Sciences Research Symposium The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network played an important role at the 12 th National Health Sciences Research Symposium organized by the Aga Khan University, Karachi from the 26 – 28 August 2008. The symposium this year was themed ‘Injury in the

Venue: The Sarova Stanley Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya The Multi Centre Study on Non-Standard Helmet had its 3 rd workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on June 22, 2009. All nine participating centers were represented by their PI or Co-PI. They were joined together by the RTIRN Board Members. There were a total of 17 participants for the

A one-day Regional Workshop on motorcycle injuries in low- and middle-income countries was held at The Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 23, 2009 – sponsored by the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN) and hosted by Maseno University. Over 60 multisectoral stakeholders that included doctors, nurses, lecturers, senior government officials from the

The second Board meeting of the year was held in Nairobi at The Sarova Stanley Hotel on June 24, 2009 , arranged by Dr. Wilson Odero, RTIRN Board member hosted by MASENO University. The secretariat presented the secretariat report which followed with a discussion on future funding of the network along with planning on timelines

December 2009 RTIRN Board meeting event was held in Accra, Ghana. Major decisions which were taken in this meeting are appended below; It is announced with immense pleasure that the new RTIRN secretariat was selected at this board meeting, and Dr Ricardo Perez Nunez is appointed as the new RTIRN Secretary, with the Entornos Foundation,

The RTIRN Regional Workshop on the “Prevention of Motorcycle Injuries in Africa” was held on December 02, 2009 at Alisa Hotel in Accra. It was jointly organized by the Building and Road Research Institute (BRRI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana, and the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN) with funding