“It’s rare at the moment to get through a shift where a member of staff isn’t on the verge of or actually in tears." For PA Media I spoke to @bhca, who warned ICUs are “not out of the woods” with Covid and staff will not be able to cope if policy-makers “take their eye off the ball”

"The last year has been utterly relentless," another anonymous ICU doctor told me. "I find myself waking up regularly in the night with jolts of adrenaline as if I’m still on the intensive care unit and there’s another emergency.” Full story PA Media + here: newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/…

So cool to be involved in first ever virtual world injury conference #IPShowcase21 and be able to listen to state of the art presentations on injury prevention

It is with great sadness that the Global Road Safety Partnership was advised that Gayle Di Pietro, a long-standing and senior member of the team until 2016, passed away suddenly in Australia on April 25. Please, read GRSP's obituary here: bit.ly/3eeGVr2

Charles Ssemugabo : Despite, the large burden of unintentional injuries, little efforts have been put in place to prevent children from getting injured in home environments. #EndUnintentionalInjuries #DACug2021 #DayOfTheAfricanChild

Hi everyone, I am Margie Peden and am taking over from Carinna Hockham for the next 4 hrs to raise awareness and profile the work of some amazing women in the injury team for #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality

I’d recommend this read! Prash Puvanachandra and Trauma, Injury and Disability Unit in Uganda looking at ways to empower mothers to keep their kids safe around the home #EmpoweringWomen #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality globalcitizen.org/en/content/pre…

Mothers in Uganda identifying child injury risks through PhotoVoice. Check out this virtual exhibition which walks you through their experiences #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/…

Design without Borders Africa amazing team working to empower mothers in Jinja, Uganda on designing prototypes of safety equipment, read more here tinyurl.com/ycy55ytp #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality

Did you know? Despite the ⬇️ crash risk, women are at ⬆️ risk of crash-related injury requiring hospitalisation? Colleagues The George Institute for Global Health & UNSW Medicine & Health explain why #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Children who walk to school in many low-resourced settings like Malawi are at risk of #RTIs and transport-related #airpollution. #AdvanceEquality this #IWD2022 by engaging women & children in innovative solutions #REmWalkS

On 10 March 2022 hear Jagnoor Jagnoor from The George Institute for Global Health India and others share their experiences and contributions to the field of #drowningprevention us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality

>85% of fall-related deaths in women occur in those aged 60+. Report prepared by The George Institute for Global Health & UNSW Medicine & Health informing World Health Organization (WHO) #StepSafely prevention package encourages targeted exercise & balance programmes tinyurl.com/46zyuvkj #IWD2022 #AdvanceEquality

Women & girls are at greater risk of burns because of cooking practices in many countries. #AdvanceEquality this #IWD2022 by including mothers and carers in prevention & care research

We were so proud to celebrate the success of our pupils who won awards for the National Shakespeare Competition Shakespeare Week - take a look here: collections.shakespeare.org.uk/exhibition/exh…. Thank you for inspiring us all! ⭐️⭐️🎭🎭👏👏💙💙

The founding leader of RSRIU at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences and brilliant #GRSLC Alumni Fellow Steve Manyozo ! Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Johns Hopkins Intl. Injury Research Unit Bloomberg Philanthropies HopkinsIHHS Global Road Safety Partnership International Health @DavidCliff1

Supporting Steve Manyozo gofund.me/47b9adee

Rest in Peace Steve Manyozo. You were a shining light in injury prevention and road safety in Africa. Gone too soon. #GRSLC #RTIRN gofund.me/83328f2e

Trauma, Injury and Disability Unit invites applicants for a 3-day short course in Integrating Community Based Participatory Research and Design Approaches in the Promotion of Healthier Societies Details: triad.musph.ac.ug/our-work/oppor… Design without Borders Africa Makerere University School of Public Health George Institute UK Application deadline: 24 Feb 2023

Excited to be here in Kampala, Uganda teaching this course with a highly motivated group of facilitators and students on the integration of Community Based Participatory Research and Human Centred Design in Injury Prevention!