The three Commonwealth Fellows from Zimbabwe are coming towards the end of their visit to the UK with arrangements in the UK organised by the Centre for Global Health, University of Winchester. 

Prior to their leaving the UK in mid-April, Laura Broadhurst and Vanessa Emmett arranged a video conference last Friday with the Dean of the Medical School in Harare (see images below) to agree arrangements to meet and plan follow up arrangements after their return. They used the Virtual Lecture Hall technology set up by Laura some years ago when she was working with CARA (the Council for At Risk Academics who are in immediate danger in their home country). 

Three Commonwealth Fellows were also hosted last year by Wessex and they joined the teleconference in the Virtual Lecture Hall too. A productive partnership is emerging as those involved seek ways to provide ongoing support to the Fellows after their return. 

If you would like to meet the Commonwealth Fellows, then you can do so at their open evening on 12th April. See details below. 

 

Over the weekend we learned that, not long after the teleconference had taken place, one of last year's Fellows, a leading light for this developing partnership, was killed in a road traffic accident. This was just hours after he had been involved in the teleconference. This has been a great shock to all those involved, particular the Fellows who are over here at the moment.

It is a terrible reminder that road traffic accidents claim many lives in Low and Middle Income Countries (LIMCs) (see Feature below). It gives added reason for promoting the Primary Trauma Care Course (applicable in the UK as well) with its cascade training particularly suited for LIMCs. See details of April course below.
 

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WHO Key Facts are

• About 1.25 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes.
• Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people, aged 15–29 years.

• 90% of the world's fatalities on the roads occur in low- and middle-income countries, even though these countries have approximately half of the world's vehicles.

• Half of those dying on the world’s roads are “vulnerable road users”: pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

• Speed
• Drink Driving
• Not using Motorcycle Helmets
• Not using Seat Belts and Child Restraints
• Driver Distraction

• Do Nothing : Without action, road traffic crashes are predicted to rise to become the 7th leading cause of death by 2030.
• Do Something : Sustainable Development Goal 3 includes an ambitious road safety target of halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020.

• Reduce the likelihood of an accident
• Reduce the severity of injuries, if an accident happens
• Improve the treatment of injuries arising from an accident

• Changes in and enforcement of the law e.g. speed restrictions, drink driving, wearing helmets
• Road improvements
• Education
• Other multifaceted community approaches

• The following article reviews of evidence about preventive strategies Road Traffic Injury Prevention Initiatives: A Systematic Review and Metasummary of Effectiveness in Low and Middle Income Countries (PLOS) 
• The PAHO (Pan-American Health Organisation) summary provides the main messages from the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention. 

When  :  3rd April, 2017
Where : Manchester

What   : The conference will influence how global learning for the NHS can be scaled up and promoted.

At the event the morning programme will consist of presentations of evidence from the projects and research the Global Health Exchange has carried out in the past 2 years:

• GP Global Fellows
• Ethical Placements
• Global Learners
• The Change Exchange
• MOVE – Measuring the Outcomes of Volunteering for Education

In the afternoon there will be a planning session to inform the next steps for scaling up this global work. The discussions will cover what the NHS needs to do to act on the evidence heard about in the morning session to scale up this work. The key elements to be discussed will be:

• Capacity
• Education
• Leadership

More information and to apply. 

 

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When  : 13th Mary, 09.30 - 17.00
Where : Royal Free Hospital, London

What   : This event is being organised by the Royal College of General Practitioner's Junior International Committee. This FREE One Day conference is for AiTs and First5 GPs with an interest in International Primary Care.

The conference will highlight opportunities to get involved in international activity in the UK and overseas including research, exchange and education and training programmes. This conference will provide a unique forum to meet the Junior International Committee, learn about our ongoing projects and connect with like minded doctors.

Prominent keynote speakers include Professor Amanda Howe (President-Elect of WONCA) and Professor Maureen Baker (Chair of RCGP International) and there will be sessions from Doctors of the World and Primary Care International and even more to be announced. This conference will also provide an insight to global primary care development and the role of family medicine overseas.

More information and to apply 

 

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