International Injury Research Unit Congratulates Aga Khan University on WHO Status

The Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit congratulates the Department of Emergency Medicine at Aga Khan University in Pakistan on its recent designation as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care. As a collaborating center, the department will carry out research in the area of emergency medicine and trauma, promote emergency medicine, and assist in building additional capacity for injury prevention throughout the region.

The Unit applauds the WHO for the move – it is the first such designation in emergency medicine in the developing world – and looks forward to continued collaboration with Aga Khan University.