the history | the impact | the people
ICC-U’s vision is to become a lead agency in injury prevention and control, contributing to a major reduction of the injury burden nationally and internationally. Its mission is to reduce the incidence and impact of injury through research, advocacy, design and evaluation of interventions, and implementation of injury management programs.
The History
The ICC-U started its work in 1996 and was incorporated in May 1998. The ICC-U addresses injury in its broadest scope, in a scientific, sustainable, collaborative and political manner with the guiding principles of equity and integrity. The ICCU is designated WHO Collaborating Center for Violence and Injury Prevention and Control, Secretariat for Injury Prevention Initiative for Africa (IPIFA) ICC-U is member of Safe Kids Worldwide and an affiliate Safe Community Support Centre.
The Impact
ICC-U has implemented programs, such as traffic safety education and speed control, peace building/non-violence conflict resolution, home/school safety education, visibility enhancement for cyclists, Trauma Team Training, injury surveillance and CRASH studies.
The ICC – U has a resource centre with a collection of publications including periodicals, books, newsletters, handbooks, conference proceedings, manuals, dissertations, proposals, teaching videos & publications on CDs and government policy documents. The principal role of the Resource Center is to cater for the literature requirements of the scientific workers in the field of Injury. ICC-U publications include research published in peer reviewed journals, conflict resolution course books, injury prevention manual for schools, road and home safety booklets, trauma team training manuals and psychosocial trauma management and counseling skills for teachers.
The People
The ICC-U Board chair is Prof. Fred Wabwire from Makerere University. Ms. Mable Nakitto Tomusange is the ICC-U Director. The acting Administrator, Mr. Jerome Nsajju, is the IPIFA Program Officer. Ms. Lovisa Chrispin Nakajjubi is the Program Officer, Safe Kids Uganda and Dr. Bonnie Wandera works as a Research Associate, supported by WHO. ICC-U is markedly starting to diversify it’s funding. CNIS has signed a one-year agreement with ICC-U and will extend its current agreement with IPIFA to the end of 2009.
For more information, go to ICC-U.
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| Ms. Mable Nakitto Tomusange Associate Director, ICC-U | Jerome Nsajju IPIFA Program Officer, ICC-U | Prof. Fred Wabwire ICC-U Board Chair | Dr. Bonnie Wandera Research Associate, ICC-U |
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| Ms. Lovisa Chrispin Nakajjubi Program Officer, Safe Kids Uganda |
