9th World Conference on Injury
Prevention and Safety Promotion Merida, Mexico March 15-18, 2008
IPPNW
again had a strong presence at the 9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and
Safety Promotion, the major international public health conference on injury prevention.
Highlights from the main conference include the following: *
IPPNW members from 6 countries had 13 papers and posters accepted - a significant
contribution to the conference tracks of Violence, Building Capacity, and Advances
on Injury Research and Surveillance. This bi-annual conference was attended by
over 1000 delegates from around the world. See abstracts and posters of papers
presented below. Most IPPNW members attending received full scholarships from
the conference organizers.
Members spread the message that "Guns
are bad for health" and made important contributions to other sessions in
the Q&A segments, raising key critical health issues and responding to key
points. They also made contacts with many other health professionals in an effort
to build awareness for our work and to encourage capacity building for the IPPNW
and public health networks.
IPPNW actively participated in a meeting of
the World Health Organization's (WHO) Violence
Prevention Alliance business meeting which focused on the Geneva Declaration
and a call for development agencies to invest more funds in violence prevention.
IPPNW was formally accepted as a VPA member in 2005.
IPPNW members attended
and contributed to several other side meetings conducted by the World Health Organization.
Dr. Ime John, IPPNW co-president, was quoted in a press
release issued by the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).
IPPNW coordinates the IANSA public Health Network.
A number of IPPNW delegates
also participated in other events that were held during this time, including the
second global meeting of the International Society of Injury and Violence Prevention,
on whose board sits IPPNW/DR Congo's leader Dr. Simon Bokongo.
Ministers
of Health from over 100 countries issued the Merida
Declaration on violence prevention.
Conference Highlights and
Materials
Ministerial Declaration on Violence and Injury Prevention
in the Americas Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, March 14, 2008 [PDF 33KB]
Poster:
Intra-Family Violence and Maltreatment Affecting Children Collectors of Trash
in "El Fortin" Leon, Nicaragua 2007 Cesar Aleman, 7th year medical
student and Latin American student representative of IPPNW [PDF 71KB]
Presentation:
Violence Prevention Training Course with a Public Health Approach and an Experience
from El Salvador Emperatriz Crespin, M.D., MPH, El Salvador [PPT 740KB]
Poster:
Domestic Violence Among Pregnant Women in Lusaka, Zambia Dr. Robert E. Mtonga
[PDF 65KB]
Poster:
Gun Violence in Nigeria: A focus on ethno-religious conflict in Kano Dr. Ime
Akpan John [PDF 68KB]
Poster:
Implementing a Hospital Based Injury Surveillance System in Nigeria - a Preliminary
Report Dr. Ime Akpan John [PDF 121KB]
Poster:
Engaging Medical Professional in Violent Injury Research: the Role of a Nongovernmental
Organization (NGO) Maria Valenti, Aiming for Prevention Program, IPPNW [PPT 1MB]
Poster: Implementing
a Hospital Based Injury Surveillance System in Zambia - A Preliminary Report Diego
E. Zavala, M.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Public Health Program, Ponce School
of Medicine, Puerto Rico [PPT 3.7MB]
Presentation:
Multinational Injury Surveillance Pilot Project in Africa (MISPP) Diego E.
Zavala, M.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Public Health Program, Ponce School
of Medicine, Puerto Rico [PPT 4MB]
Aiming
for Prevention 