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The History
The inception of the Injury Prevention Initiative for Africa (IPIFA) has made significant advancements since its inception in 1997 and incorporation in 2002. IPIFA, the regional African network, is the only continental injury control network in the world. The organization currently has membership from 13 African countries including Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The Injury Control Centre Uganda (ICC-U) is the Secretariat for IPIFA. An executive and a regionally representative steering committee, along with a communications strategy, secretariat and full-time staff member are all in place. CNIS aims for IPIFA to develop its own financial resources and become self sustaining within five years.
IPIFA MEMBERSHIP COUNTRIES
Activities
The IPIFA Injury Epidemiology for Africa Course is one of IPIFA’s main activities. The course is aimed to develop local capacity and is held on a rotating basis in member countries. The 6th IPIFA Injury Epidemiology Course in Kampala, March 2009 had participants from 6 Centers in Uganda: ICC-U, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Mbale Hospital, Ft. Portal Hospital, Lacor Hospital, Gulu and Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
The Injury Epidemiology Course is supported by the contribution of teachers by CNIS (Dr. Ronald Lett) and by the WHO General (Ms. Kidist Barolomeos Kebede). Recently there has been courses in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Sept 2008) Kampala, Uganda ( May 2009) and Ismalia, Egypt (March, 2010).
The People
The IPIFA Executives
President: Dr. Babatunde Solagberu (Nigeria)
Vice President, Finance and Fundraising: Dr. Robert Matonga (Zambia)
Vice President Technical and Research: Prof. Hesham Elseyeed Fathy (Egypt)
Secretary General: Mable Nakitto Tomusange (Uganda)
Past President: Wilson Odero (Kenya)
The IPIFA Steering Committee
Northern Africa: Mr. Beneceur Boulaajoul (Morocco)
Eastern Africa: Dr. Respicious Boniface (Tanzania)
Western Africa: Nazoum Diallo (Mali)
Southern Africa: Dr. Mohamed Sedaat (South Africa)
IPIFA will meet quarterly by telephone conference until its AGM, to be held at the Global Meeting on Injury Prevention in London, UK in September 2010.
