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JH-IIRU and Lösningar are excited to announce that we’ll be hosting a workshop on strategic analysis for policy professionals at the conference in New Delhi, India.

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your strategic skills or connect with like-minded professionals in the field, we’d love for you to join us!

to the start of a data collection round back in June in sunny Recife, Brazil!

The Federal University of Ceará team captured observations on speed, contributing valuable insights to crucial road safety research.

📸: Josenildo G.

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You don't want to miss this Global Road Safety Leadership Course workshop! ⭐️

JH-IIRU is excited to engage with our 52 Global Rehabilitation Leadership Institute participants in Tanzania!

This is a unique chance for professionals across the health system to translate technical know-how into effective programs that elevate rehabilitation.

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Together with USAID, JH-IIRU was recently hosted by the Makerere School of Public Health in Uganda to discuss progress and strategies in the Learning, Acting, and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems (Relab-HS) program.

We thank our ReLAB-HS partners for their collaboration and support in strengthening health systems in Uganda.

📸: Makerere School of Public Health

Our JHU-Hanoi HEalS fellows presented their research proposal and the progress they’ve made so far for their thesis while at the Johns Hopkins University Summer Institute. We hope their time in Baltimore so far has been enriching, educational, and enjoyable.

Congratulations, everyone! 🎉 💙

Our team traveled to Da Nang, Vietnam, to participate in a Bloomberg Philanthropies workshop focused on road safety data sharing in the city!

The workshop brought together delegates from the Da Nang City Department of Transportation, Vital Strategies, Da Nang City Red Cross Society, Hanoi University of Public Health, and local traffic agencies. They analyzed the current road safety climate, reporting indicators, and data sharing mechanisms.

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The JHU-Hanoi HEalS fellows had the chance to visit the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Their stay in Baltimore is designed to enhance the fellows' research capabilities to study the impact of injuries and rehabilitation. ❤️‍🩹

The JHU-Hanoi HEalS cohort recently participated in the Global Trauma and Injury Research Training Program Network Meeting at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)!

Together with our faculty, they delved into literature reviews and explored rehabilitation from state and federal perspectives.

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🦀 Welcome to Baltimore! 🦀

Supported by Fogarty International Center, four Vietnamese fellows are visiting us for the Summer Institute under the JHU-Hanoi University of Public Health Research Program on Health, Economic and Societal Consequences of Trauma and Injuries.

Taking part in the 2024 Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Excellence in Road Safety and Partner Meeting together with esteemed colleagues, partners, and friends was an honor.

The commitment to developing evidence-based initiatives worldwide is truly inspiring. 💙

We were thrilled to participate in the Pre-Awards Partner Meeting organized by the Bloomberg Philanthropies!

Our director Abdul Bachani joined Nhan Tran from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Ezequiel Dantas from Vital Strategies in a session that explored trends and emerging patterns in observational data.

🗽 On June 12, Bloomberg Philanthropies will host the Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards for Excellence in Road Safety in New York City!

JH-IIRU is thrilled to join the inaugural event and meet with colleagues from the World Health Organization (WHO), Global Designing Cities Initiative, Global Road Safety Partnership, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, World Resources Institute, Global Road Safety Facility, Global NCAP, Vital Strategies, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police to discuss road safety interventions.

Together with the Hanoi University of Public Health, we delivered workshops on scientific literature and academic writing to 45 Vietnamese students, physicians, and government officials. 🧑‍🎓 🩺

We also held a symposium on rehabilitation for 71 attendees, focusing on the current landscape, gaps, and strategies.

We look forward to further collaboration in Vietnam!

The Global Road Safety Leadership Course 2024 pictures are now available! 📸

With the support of the World Health Organization, we held the first in-person Powered Two- and Three-Wheeler Technical Advisory Group Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland.

We discussed PTW trends, disparities, interventions, and research priorities. Thanks for joining us! 🏍️

So grateful for an excellent first day! 🎉

It was a pleasure to have partnered up with iRAP for the production of the 'Statistical estimation of fatal and serious injuries saved by iRAP protocols in 74 countries' research paper.

And, to better explore the paper's results, iRAP and FIA Foundation hosted a webinar! We thank everyone who participated and attended. 💙

Learn more about the article: bit.ly/4b9hfHn

Webinar alert! 📣

Please join us for a webinar with iRAP and FIA Foundation as we highlight results from our recent peer-reviewed study on road infrastructure and the estimated number of lives saved on roads.

Register here: bit.ly/3Wno4AS

How many lives and serious injuries saved?: Join our webinar to hear JHU research unveiled - iRAP How many lives and serious injuries saved?: Join our webinar to hear JHU research unveiled Apr 29, 2024 | News A peer-reviewed study led by world-leading researchers at Johns Hopkins University and published by a respected scientific journal has estimated the number of lives and serious injuries sav...

Our director, Dr. Abdul Bachani, was part of the High-Level Consultative Committee for the 4th Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Rabat, Morocco.

It was an honor to have engaged with Morocco’s Minister of Transport, Mohammed Abdeljalil, as well as with key leaders and colleagues within the road safety space.

We look forward to the February 2025 conference in Marrakesh! 🇲🇦

Together with representatives from Vital Strategies, Global Designing Cities Initiative, International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bloomberg Philanthropies, we conducted a workshop for La Voz journalists in Cordoba, Argentina. Several local government officials attended as well.

The workshop tackled topics ranging from risk factors and road design to enforcement strategies, campaigns and provided hands-on activities.

¡Gracias por asistir!

📸: BIGRS Argentina

It's almost that time of the year again!

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Findings from our road safety risk factors Status Summary Report 2022 for Delhi, India, were recently featured in an article for the Hindustan Times.

🗞️ Read it here: bit.ly/4d5ZBG5

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Kicking off the EMPOWER TZ symposium! 🇹🇿

We are teaming up with the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania Red Cross Society and Johns Hopkins Medicine's Department of Surgery to dive into discussions on humanitarian health research priorities with local stakeholders.

Funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, EMPOWER TZ aims to bolster research capacity in areas of surgery, rehabilitation, and humanitarian health.

JH-IIRU's Director, Dr. Abdul Bachani, will speak at the World Congress in Munich, Germany, on April 23 - 24.

Looking forward to engaging with leading experts from across the world of safe and sustainable mobility! 🌎

Learn more: globalncap.org/ncap24

Together with Argentina's CONICET, Mar del Plata National University, and with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, we presented the Status Summary Report 2023 on road safety risk factors to municipal authorities in the city of Cordoba.

During the event, the groups also presented a second data collection round on speed in the city, which took place in December 2023.

📸: BIGRS Argentina

Taught by JH-IIRU faculty for the Global Health Systems Summer Institute, the 'Applying Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems' short-term course will help students assess the burden of disease at a national level, including metabolic, behavioral and environmental risk factors.

We hope to see you there!

🧠 Learn more: bit.ly/4aApE64

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Our director recently participated in the ‘Mobilizing for Impact: Alliances to Achieve the UN Global Road Safety Goals’ session hosted by FIA Foundation and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Washington D.C.

He emphasized the need to implement evidence-based strategies to drive change!

📸: FIA Foundation

The 'Rethinking PTWs safety and their role in sustainable mobility' side event brought together great minds, valuable data, and insightful experience sharing.

Thanks to World Health Organization (WHO), World Resources Institute, Global Designing Cities Initiative, and Secretaría de Transporte Jalisco for joining us!

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The Status Summary Report 2023 launch for Kumasi, Ghana, was a resounding success!

The Bloomberg Philanthropies-supported Status Summary Report 2023:

🚘 Centers on speed as a road safety risk factor
🏍️ Highlights speed among motorcycles

During the event, Mayor Hon. Sam Pyne also launched the city's Speed Management Plan, which is a step forward toward strengthening road safety efforts.

We thank the city of Kumasi, the Metropolitan Assembly, Vital Strategies, WRI Africa and the CSIR-Building and Road Research Institute for their collaboration in the report's development!

📸: WRI Africa

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