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Launched in 2023 as part of the International Awareness Day for Avoidable Deaths (IAD4AD), this annual lecture honors the legacy of Professor Peter Jackson, the Founding Advisor of the Avoidable Deaths Network. It also celebrates the importance of mentorship in the
She has been a pioneer in trauma care in Sub-Saharan Africa, developed the Kampala Trauma Score, and has served as a Regional Advisor for the World Health Organization.
We are excited to invite you to the Professor Peter Jackson Annual Lecture, taking place on 29 April from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (BST) as a virtual session.
This year, the lecture which will be delivered by Dr. Olive Kobusingye, a renowned surgeon and injury epidemiologist.
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News | Special day to mark the issues behind avoidable deaths.
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The Avoidable Deaths Network seeks to investigate the causes and circumstances of avoidable deaths and develop workable solutions to prevent them.
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A 1st: UN member states have collectively acknowledged importance of integrating human rights obligations into global responses to the environmental & health harms caused throughout the plastics life cycle.
#Youth4WaterIndia #PlasticFreePicnicChallenge #ReduceYourSUPFootprint
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🎉🥇We are pleased to announce the WINNERS of the Art4Life campaign across the Poetry, Flash Fiction, and Photography categories. The submissions showcased powerful storytelling and masterfully brought awareness to AVOIDABLE DEATHS in Sub-saharan Africa.
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Happening in an hour.
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Sadia Afrin Sayfa Negaban
Mohammad Fahimul Islam
Kansai University
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Countless people also die from crocodile and tiger bites in the Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh.
Photo credits: Gaurav Ramnarayanan
𝐈𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬! @msmjos
Furthermore, it has been reported from Korogwe District, Tanzania, 51 people were killed by the Nile crocodile over a period of 5-year period from 1990-1994. In Uganda Wildlife Authority reported that 30 workers were killed every year by crocodiles.
Historical records show that northern Australia has the highest number of crocodile attacks precisely between 1970 and 2014, there were 109 unprovoked attacks on humans.
🌍Day 20: In the month of ADN’s global campaign "𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬", we are raising awareness today about avoidable deaths from crocodile and tiger bites.
To learn more about the Lightening Resilient India Campaign led by our collaborator CROPC please click here: lnkd.in/eeb3QAfS
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𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬!
From 2006 through 2021, there were 444 lightning strike deaths in the US. The average age of a person struck by lightning is 37 years.
Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia have 4 billion lightning threats.
🌍Day 17: In the month of ADN’s global campaign "𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬", we are raising awareness today about avoidable deaths from lightning.
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Sadia Afrin Sayfa Negaban
Mohammad Fahimul Islam
Kansai University
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𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!