As you know we launched a “Call for Proposals to Host the RTIRN Secretariat”. The call had a great response and we received many outstanding proposals and the review/selection process was very competitive. We are very pleased to announce that Dr. Cuong Pham V and Dr. La Ngoc Quang from the Center for Injury Policy […]
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In Kyrgyzstan, the negative growth trend of deaths and injuries is being observed in road accidents. Each year, more than one thousand people are dying (1,217 people in 2013, the number increased up to 13% compared to 2012 indicator), 10,738 people were injured in 2013 (in 2012 – more than 8000 people). It is obvious,
The Social Research and Development Organization (SRDO), Legal Rights Forum (LRF) and Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) had successfully organized a Consultative Workshop on “Harassment of Women in Public Transport & Public Places” on Friday, 31st January 2013, at the office of Legal Rights Forum (LRF), Karachi. Mr. Anis Danish, Advocate Malik Tahir Iqbal, Mr. Abdul
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RTIRN partners Dr. Diana Samarakkody and Professor Samath Dharmarathna just published a book on injury prevention (Grass roots Injury Prevention – GRIP Guide) by Practical Action Publishing, United Kingdom. This book is targeted for grass root level injury prevention practitioners and one chapter is dedicated to discuss on prevention of road traffic injuries. The GRIP
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The UK Faculty of Public Health (@FPH) published position and briefing statements on ‘Transport and Health’ and ‘Built Environment & Physical activity’ (attached), all available at http://www.fph.org.uk/policy_reports Direct links to other pdf files of interest: Position statement Transport http://www.fph.org.uk/uploads/Position%20statement%20Transport%20and%20health.pdf Briefing Statement Transport http://www.fph.org.uk/uploads/briefing%20statement%20transport%20V2.pdf Position Statement Built Environment & Physical Activity http://www.fph.org.uk/uploads/position%20statement%20-%20built%20environment%20and%20physical%20activity.pdf Briefing Statement Built Environment
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From April 21 to 25, the new RTIRN Secretary Dr. Cuong Pham V alongside with the new RTIRN Coordinator Dr. La Ngoc Quang visited the former Secretariat venue at Fundación Entornos A.C. in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. This was a great opportunity to present the previous and present work that the former RTIRN Secretariat administration is
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May 23rd, 2014.- The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network with financial support from The Global Road Safety Fund, organized a two day workshop for the Mesoamerican region. The event took place in the city of Cuernavaca (Mexico) on April 22nd and 23rd, 2014. The event featured the involvement of expert facilitators and presenters from RTIRN,
The International and Local Organizing Committees cordially invite you to participate in the first East African Regional Conference on Safe Communities. The conference will be held at the Arusha International Conference Center in Arusha, Tanzania. DATES TO REMEMBER Scholarship application Due – July 15 Abstract deadline (for inclusion in conference proceedings) – August 15 Authors
During 19-21 of November 2014, in partnership with the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Safety, the PeerCorps-CIPCS is planning to launch an East African regional conference on community safety. The conference themes will include: traffic safety, child and adolescent safety, violence prevention and workplace safety. The conference, which aims to gather world leading
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