We arrived in Nzega exhausted from a reasonably uneventful bus ride from Dar es Salaam. It was an 11 hour journey. A good night’s sleep at the Tazengwa Bible College took care of the rest. We were warmly greeted by Continue reading Arrival in Nzega – PeerCorps-CIPCS
Injuries (whether intentional or unintentional) are among the most important contributors to death and disability in Tanzania. Despite their importance however, they continue to be an underappreciated area of study with no significant prevention programs being implemented despite evidence which Continue reading Nzega Injury Surveillance Project (NISP): Piloting an injury registration system in Nzega District, Tanzania – PeerCorps-CIPCS
Injuries represent a significant cause of lost life and disability among young people worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income country settings. In Tanzania, injuries sustained in the traffic environment account for a large share of the country’s injury burden. A Continue reading PeerCorps study finds length of travel time to school associated with risk of serious injuries in Dar es Salaam
On April 4th the Lund University Department of Human Geography hosted a talk delivered by PeerCorps-CIPCS Director Mike Wilson within its International Master Program in Development Studies (LUMID). The talk highlighted injury prevention as an important but often neglected aspect Continue reading Injury prevention highlighted as an important aspect of development in LUMID talk
On March 20th the Seattle Children’s Hospital, a leader in adolescent medicine, hosted a talk delivered by the PeerCorps Centre for Injury Prevention Director Mike Wilson, about injuries among adolescents. The one hour talk was entitled “Adolescent injury prevention: vision, Continue reading Seattle Children’s Hospital hosts PeerCorps-CIPCS Director – PeerCorps Trust Fund
We would like to introduce the new YouTube channel of the PeerCorps Trust Fund. A number of instructional videos and scenes from the field have been kept stored over the years in various formats. These have now become available for Continue reading PeerCorps Trust Fund now has a YouTube Channel!
The focus of community-based research lies in improving the evidence base for community-based programming. In 2009 a PeerCorps-led team in Dar es Salaam carried out an investigation into the patterns and risk factors for injuries among children and adolescents. A Continue reading Instructional videos from the 2009 Dar es Salaam injury workshop are now available – PeerCorps Trust Fund
An abstract presented in Wellington, New Zealand during the 11th Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (2012), highlighted the need for more attention to suicidal behaviors among young people in Tanzania. The results of the analyses, carried out by the PeerCorps Continue reading Suicidal behaviors among youth in Tanzania the focus of preliminary study
Injuries are one of the top three causes of death for people between the ages of 5 and 44 worldwide. More than 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. In addition to the millions of deaths that Continue reading Injuries are preventable – but often neglected in global health efforts
This demonstration included local villagers and artisanal gold miners in Nzega, Tanzania who were displaced to make room for a large scale multi-national mining company. The demonstrators here were denied compensation because they were said to not have official mining Continue reading PeerCorps Trust Fund Director leads displaced artisanal miners in Nzega demonstration – Tanzania