Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, Health Systems Program, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Suite E-8132, Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States of America (USA).
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, USA.
Bull World Health Organ. 2018 Jun 1;96(6):423-427. doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.200949. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
The burden of trauma and injuries in Uganda is substantial and growing. Two important gaps that need addressing are the shortage of trained people and a lack of national data on noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors in Uganda.
We developed and implemented a new track within an existing master of public health programme, aimed at developing graduate-level capacity and promoting research on key national priorities for trauma and injuries. We also offered training opportunities to a wider audience and set up a high-level national injury forum to foster national dialogue on addressing the burden of trauma, injuries and disability.
The Chronic Consequences of Trauma, Injuries and Disability in Uganda programme was implemented in 2012 at Makerere University School of Public Health in Kampala, Uganda, in conjunction with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, United States of America.
Over the years 2012 to 2017 we supported four cohorts of master's students, with a total of 14 students (9 females and 5 males; mean age 30 years). Over 1300 individuals participated in workshops and seminars of the short-term training component of the programme. The forum hosted three research symposia and two national injury forums.
Institutional support and collaborative engagement is important for developing and implementing successful capacity development programmes. Integration of training components within existing academic structures is key to sustainability. Appropriate mentorship for highly motivated and talented students is valuable for guiding students through the programme.
乌干达的创伤和损伤负担巨大且不断增加。需要解决的两个重要差距是缺乏受过培训的人员以及缺乏关于乌干达非传染性疾病及其危险因素的国家数据。
我们在现有的公共卫生硕士课程中开发并实施了一个新的专业，旨在培养研究生水平的能力，并促进创伤和损伤方面的关键国家优先事项的研究。我们还为更广泛的受众提供了培训机会，并成立了一个高级别的国家伤害论坛，以促进解决创伤、损伤和残疾负担的国家对话。
2012 年，在乌干达坎帕拉的马凯雷雷大学公共卫生学院与美国巴尔的摩的约翰霍普金斯布隆伯格公共卫生学院合作，实施了乌干达创伤、损伤和残疾的慢性后果项目。
在 2012 年至 2017 年的几年中，我们支持了四批硕士学生，共有 14 名学生（9 名女性和 5 名男性；平均年龄 30 岁）。超过 1300 人参加了该计划短期培训部分的研讨会和研讨会。该论坛举办了三次研究研讨会和两次国家伤害论坛。
机构支持和协作参与对于制定和实施成功的能力发展计划很重要。将培训内容纳入现有学术结构是可持续性的关键。为积极性高且有才华的学生提供适当的指导对于指导学生完成该计划非常有价值。
