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Status
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Title of the centre:
  WHO Collaborating Centre for Injuries, Violence and Accident Prevention

Director / Head: 
  Dr. Abdulgafoor Bachani
 




Institution:
  International Injury Research Unit, International Health Department, Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Johns Hopkins University
Address:
  615 North Wolfe Street, Suite E-8132
  21205
  Maryland
Town:
  Baltimore
Country:
  USA
Region:
  AMRO
Phone:
  443-287-8762
Fax:
  410-614-1419
Date of Designation:
  01/Oct/2010
Last Redesignation:
  01/Oct/2022
Expiry:
  01/Oct/2026
Terms of Reference:
  1. Provide support to PAHO and WHO towards the goal of improving road safety worldwide 
  2. Assist PAHO and WHO in training and capacity development for injury and violence prevention 
  3. In collaboration with PAHO and WHO, provide support to advance the injury and violence prevention agenda 
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Subjects:
  1. Injuries; violence & accident prevention 
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Types of activity:
  1. Evaluation  
  2. Product development (guidelines; manual; methodologies; etc.) 
  3. Training and education 
WHO Outputs:
  3.2.1 - Countries enabled to address risk factors through multisectoral actions
  3.2.2 - Countries enabled to reinforce partnerships across sectors, as well as governance mechanisms, laws and fiscal measures
 
Responsible Officer:
  MEDDINGS David
Phone:
  +41 22 791 3798
Email:
  meddingsd@who.int

Technical Counterpart:
  PÉREZ Ricardo
Phone:
 
Email:
  pereznric@paho.org
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
  Link to eWork