Forjuoh S N, Zwi A B, Mock C N
Center for Violence & Injury Control, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5406, USA.
Trop Med Int Health. 1998 May;3(5):349-56. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00240.x.
Despite increasing recognition of injury as a major public health problem worldwide, it has received limited attention and resources. This lack of attention is most notable in low-income countries. As part of efforts to develop coordinated injury control activities in Africa, a round table session was held at the Third International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control in Melbourne, Australia. The aims of the forum were to provide injury control researchers from Africa the opportunity to come together and reflect on issues of injury control in Africa, to deliberate on strategies of getting African governments to show more interest in injury control, and to solicit more assistance from the international donor community Participants from Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe presented the magnitude of the injury burden in their respective countries, reflected on current research efforts and highlighted the preventive efforts being undertaken. The forum made many recommendations including several regarding specific actions required of African governments, individual researchers and donor agencies.
尽管伤害作为一个全球性的重大公共卫生问题日益受到关注，但它得到的关注和资源却很有限。这种忽视在低收入国家最为明显。作为在非洲开展协调一致的伤害控制活动的努力的一部分，在澳大利亚墨尔本举行的第三届国际伤害预防与控制会议上举办了一次圆桌会议。该论坛的目的是为来自非洲的伤害控制研究人员提供一个相聚的机会，共同思考非洲的伤害控制问题，商讨促使非洲各国政府对伤害控制表现出更大兴趣的策略，并争取国际捐助界提供更多援助。来自加纳、肯尼亚、南非和津巴布韦的与会者介绍了各自国家伤害负担的严重程度，反思了当前的研究工作，并强调了正在开展的预防工作。该论坛提出了许多建议，包括一些针对非洲各国政府、个别研究人员和捐助机构所需采取的具体行动的建议。
