Tag: Global Injury Prevention Showcase
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From cradle to grave: falls represent a lifetime of risk to us all
Public Health Association of Australia According to the World Health Organization falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide after road traffic injuries. Each year an estimated 646,000 individuals die from falls globally, and more than 80 per cent are from low and middle-income countries.…
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Head of World Health Organization tells global injury prevention conference poor people still at greatest risk of death, injury
Public Health Association of Australia Opening this week’s Global Injury Prevention Showcase, the World Health Organization Director-General said injuries and violence take the lives of 4.4 million people worldwide each year. ‘That’s nearly eight per cent of all deaths globally,’ Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the conference, ‘and road traffic…
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Global Injury Prevention Showcase tackles big issues: Why do Australian men keep drowning?
Public Health Association of Australia This week (22-26 March) the 2021 Global Injury Prevention Showcase is being held, bringing together more than 250 presentations from across the world tackling many of the biggest health and injury prevention challenges facing us today. The event is preceding next year’s global Safety 2022…