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Fogarty International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (ICTIRT)

Purpose

Photo of Toyota truck with people walking and riding bicycles on the side of the road in Tamale, Ghana.

"In 2006, Fogarty scholar James Damsere-Derry
carried out a research project measuring vechicle
speeds in several locations along the Accra-Kumasi
road. His study showed extremely low compliance
with the posted speed limit in built-up areas, where
many pedestrian injuries and deaths occurred.
Damsere-Derry also demonstrated that the mean
speed was about twice the speed limit and that 95%
of vehicles exceeded the limit." FULL STORY...

This new program addresses the growing burden of morbidity and mortality in the developing world due to trauma and injury. The program is supported by FIC, seven NIH partners, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, the Pan American Health Organization, and the World Health Organization (WHO). It addresses training across the range of basic to applied science, the epidemiology of risk factors, acute care and survival, rehabilitation, and long-term mental health consequences. The current combined financial commitment from FIC and its partners is approximately $7 million over five years.

For detailed information about research objectives, eligibility, and funds available, please review the Program Announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-083.html

CLOSED

NIH News Release: April 22, 2005, April 7, 2004
Abstracts 2006 [PDF 50KB] (from CRISP)

Inquiries

Aron Primack, M.D.

Program Officer
Division of International Training and Research
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220 USA
Tel: (301) 496-1653
Fax: (301) 402-0779

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Updated July 2008