• Injury and violence
• Road traffic injuries
• Child injuries and violence
• Violence
• Emergency medical services
• Workplace injuries

Injury and violence

Injuries and violence, including road traffic injuries, suicides, homicides, war injuries and falls, account for nine per cent of global mortality – more than five million deaths every year - yet it is only recently that the public health sector has begun to regard violence and injuries as preventable.This World Health Organization document has been developed to help Ministries of Health (MoH) to understand their precise role in violence and injury prevention at the national and local levels, and set up durable and effective programmes. It outlines the current trends in deaths caused by injuries and violence and highlights interventions that have proven effective in preventing these deaths.

The document suggests that MoH must address the following areas: policy making, data collection, services for victims, prevention, capacity-building and advocacy.Each of these areas is described in greater detail in the guide. It concludes that violence and injury prevention cannot be undertaken by a single department or institution working in isolation; a coordinated response involving a wide range of sectors is essential for prevention efforts to succeed. The ministry of health should serve in turn as a leader, a facilitator and a participant in prevention efforts, depending on the nature of the problem. [adapted from authors]

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