Aga Khan University Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (AKU TIRTP)
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Funding Fogarty Program
Trauma and Injury
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Aga Khan University Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (AKU TIRTP)
Principal Institution
Aga Khan University (Pakistan)
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Khan, Nadeem Ullah; Hyder, Adnan A.; Razzak, Junaid Abdul
Project Contact Information
nadeemullah.khan@aku.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2005-2026
Country
Afghanistan; Kenya; Kyrgyz Republic; Pakistan; Tajikistan; Tanzania
Collaborators
Johns Hopkins University; George Washington University
Project Description
Building on its 15 years of partnership between Aga Khan University, Johns Hopkins University and George Washington University, AKU TIRTP is well positioned to transition training and program leadership to Pakistan and expand the training opportunities to five other countries in East Africa and Central Asia.
The program will train several Ph.D. researchers and a large number of trainees through a series of workshops, online courses, and hands-on research projects, and support contextually relevant research in care of the injured with a focus on emergencies, disasters and conflict.
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