Global Action

World Report on Traffic

The World Report on Road Traffic Injuries Prevention 2004, released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, was the first global report on the leading cause of injury deaths in the world— road traffic injuries.Worldwide, over a million people die from road traffic injuries each year and most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Center faculty helped to compile and edit the report with colleagues from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and partners in academia. Click here to view the report.

World Report on Children

WHO and UNICEF have joined together for the first time to develop a sentinel document on the child and adolescent injury burden around the world: the World Report on Child Injuries, to be released in 2008.

Globally, more than 875,000 children die from injuries each year and most of these deaths occur in the developing world. Many more children visit emergency departments, become disabled or are otherwise affected by the negative consequences of injuries. This report follows" A Call to Action on Child Injuries" released in 2007 by WHO and UNICEF. Center faculty are providing leadership in the report as editors and chapter authors.  View the call to action here.   

Mentor VIP

WHO is pilot testing Mentor VIP, a new mentoring program in the field of global injury and violence prevention. The aim is to promote flexible, low-cost and effective approaches to develop the capacity of professionals, especially in low- and middle- income countries. The program matches a senior and experienced injury professional with a junior or less experienced professional in a year-long mentoring relationship.

Together they develop a work plan and use primarily internet-based technology to maintain communication. Center faculty are active participants in this innovative technical assistance and training initiative. For more information click here.

Center faculty are also leading other organizations involved in reducing the global burden of injuries, including the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network and the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention.