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On April 12th of 2012 at 8:00 hrs––(CST Mexico Time) it took place the RTIRN`s fourth webinar entitled “Road Traffic Safety and Law”. With the participation of Ms. Evelyn Murphy the World Health Organization (WHO). Ms. Evelyn Murphy talked about what does road safety law refer to? How has legislation been effective as part of […]

We are honored to inform you that the Department of International Health and International Injury Research Unit at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, have been designated a “collaborating center” by the World Health Organization. Dr. Adnan Hyder, RTIRN board chair, will be the director of the new collaborating center. This new WHO

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

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

ALINAGNON and its partner Handicap International organized a special event to reward the 13 Road Safety Clubs settled in Cotonou. Two contests were launched. The first one was a road safety poem contest for primary school pupils. The poems were judged by a professional jury which chose the 3 best ones and granted their authors’

On 1993 the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims –was first celebrated nationally, this special date has been observed and promoted worldwide by several non-governmental organizations (NGOs). This year some of our RTIRN partners join the commemoration of this very special date. Mexico Philippines Benin Contact Ricardo Pérez-Núñez, Tel: +52 777 1023946 Email:

RTIRN is a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration ( www.who.int/roadsafety/en/) and participated in the recent meeting in Geneva on 5-6 Oct 2010. Dr. Adnan Hyder, Chair of RTIRN attended the meeting and represented the network. The capacity development initiatives of RTIRN were reported to UNRSC including the support for junior researchers, sabbaticals

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

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