New and Events

Dear RTIRN Partners, We are very happy to inform you that the 2013 RTIRN Small Grants Program’s review and selection process is finalized and we have our winners. The program had a great response receiving a total of 113 research proposals to conduct research on 45 different low and middle income countries! Due to the […]

October 6th, 2012.- RTIRN Board Member Dr. Hamid Soori was awarded for the most outstanding researcher work on prevention and control of road traffic injuries in Iran. The award was received from the hands of Iranian president Dr Ahmadinejad. This is a national award and is the first time that is presented to a research

On June 21st 2010 at 13:00 hrs –(CST Mexico Time) it took place the second webinar organized by the RTIRN entitled “Disability and Road Traffic Injuries”. With the participation of Dr. Shanthi Ameratunga (RTIRN Board Member) and Dr. Tom Shakespeare (WHO). We are very proud of this accomplishment. We thank all our partners that supported

The first RTIRN Board Meeting of 2010 took place on June 17th 2010 in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. This meeting was held at the Entornos Foundation facilities which is current host of the RTIRN Secretariat. At this meeting, the Secretariat presented its six-month report of activities followed by an analysis of the Launching ceremony and Regional

Board meeting Geneva , Switzerland , January 2008 The board meeting was held at the WHO headquarters in Geneva , and was arranged by the new secretariat. The first Secretariat report from the new secretariat was presented at this board meeting. Planning for the two RTIRN events at Safety 2008 in Mexico was undertaken. Further,

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

We are very sad to inform you that the former University Putra Malaysia (UPM) vice-chancellor and former RTIRN Board Member Professor Datuk (Dr.) Radin Umar Radin Sohadi recently passed away. Prof. Radin Umar was a great professional, a good friend and colleague of RTIRN and many of us on the board. He was also the

Road Traffic Injuries Prevention and Rescue Initiative, a Road Safety focused Non-Governmental Organization has inaugurated the Road Safety Vanguard of the organization in Abia State, aimed at complimenting government efforts in the safety of road users in Abia State. The inauguration was held on the 21st of October 2011 at the Abia town hall in

May 11, 2011 – Today the world commemorated a special date, a massive event; all eyes were on the world wide launching of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020. The World Health Organization, together with other local institutions, launched the Decade of Action in Beijing, China; where representatives of different cities in China

The RTIRN, the Entornos Foundation and the National Institute of Public Health organized this Regional Workshop in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico on June 16th. A multidisciplinary audience of more than 70 individuals attended this workshop that was held at the National Institute of Public Health’s facilities in Mexico. National and International experts, like Dr. Olive Kobusingye