Background Similar to many other resource poor settings, due to competing priorities, injury
is often neglected in the Pacific Islands despite being a prevalent cause of death and …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In the Western Pacific Region, violence and injuries kill more than
one million people every year. The major causes include road traffic injuries, falls, drowning …

Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in the Western Pacific Region, killing 1.2
million people each year. Major causes are road traffic injuries, falls, drowning and …

Injuries are a threat to health in every country of the world. More than 5 million people die
each year as a result of some form of injury and many more remain disabled for life. Given …

Injuries are a leading cause of death, hospitalization and disability in the South-East Asia (‎
SEA)‎ Region. The available data indicate that nearly 1.5 million deaths, 20-30 million …

Comparable assessments of the contribution of various diseases, injuries and risk factors in
causing premature death and disability in populations are an important input into health …

The field of population health has benefited in recent years due to greater visibility in the
popular domain as well as advances in the underlying data and methods. However, injury …

The need for the development of a global injury prevention research agenda is examined.
Literature was reviewed in public health and selected policy strategies outside of public …

Injuries are among the leading causes of death and disability throughout the world and
contribute disproportionately to premature life lost. Injury rates are highest among middle …

Unintentional injury is gaining attention in the broad Asia-Pacific region, primarily but not
solely associated with rapid and disturbing growth in traffic injury. Objective. This paper …