New and Events

April 18, 2011 – The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN) received The Prince Michael International Road Safety Award on April 11 during the UN Road Safety Collaboration meeting in London. Dr. Adnan Hyder, board chairman for RTIRN and director of the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Network, and Dr. Margie Peden of the World […]

From February 1st to February 4th, new Secretary received the baton from the former Secretariat colleagues at the Aga Khan University during his visit to Karachi, Pakistán. The objective of the visit was to learn the knowhow of Secretariat’s activities. Although transition is under way and some of the new initiatives would need more time

2006 December 14-15, Kuala Lampur

The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) is offering for the first time a free, online training certificate programme on Road Traffic Injury Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (RTIP). Comprised of seven multimedia educational modules, this comprehensive programme covers a wide range of topics, such as: Basics of road traffic injury

This past Thursday September 19th, the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit along with the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) and Fundacion Entornos A.C., organized the two day workshop “Principles of evaluation in Road Safety interventions” at the city of Leon, Guanajuato; Mexico. In the two-day session members from different organizations and cities, involved

Because of the great contributions we have received during thias last years, we believed that is important to acknowledge the effort and time invested from our RTIRN community on our newsletter. This is why we rewarded the best contributions of 2011. The Best Contribution Award (RTIRN BCA) of 2011 went to Ms. Daranee Suvapan (Thailand)

On Tuesday, March 15, 2011 The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit was named WHO Collaborating Center for Injuries, Violence and Accident Prevention. For more in detail information and pictures of the event go to: http://www.jhsph.edu/iiru/news.htm We would like to congratulate Dr.Adnan Hyder and all his team for this accomplishment. Congratulations!!!

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

Social Research and Development Organization (SRDO) has showed serious concern over the loss of precious lives in a road accident in Salgiran, near Muree on 8th January 2014. According to reports, displayed and published in various newspapers and news channels, 15 people were died and a number of injured in a tragic bus accident. The