Collaborators from the Institute of Public Health in Malaysia Visit JH-IIRU
On October 3-7, 2016, Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) welcomed three collaborators from the Johns Hopkins University - Institute of Public Health Mobile Health for Child Injury Prevention in Malaysia (JHU-IKU M-CHILD) and Health, Economic and Long-term Social Impact of Injuries (HEALS) Study.
The collaborators included Dr. Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, co-principal investigator of the HEALS study and co-investigator of the JHU-IKU M-CHILD program; Mohamad Naim Mohamad Rasidi, environmental health officer at IKU; and Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, research nurse at IKU. During their visit, the collaborators met with JH-IIRU director Dr. Adnan Hyder, associate director Dr. Abdul Bachani, and faculty members and staff.
IIRU faculty with our collaborators from Malaysia. From Left to Right: Dr. Adnan Hyder, Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani, Mohamad Naim Mohamad Rasidi, Dr. Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff and Dr. Abdul Bachani
The goal of the visit was to discuss updates, strengths and challenges of ongoing fieldwork for both projects, plan the next year of activities for the projects, and begin data management and analysis for the HEALS study.
At the end of their visit, the collaborators presented on “Understanding long-term consequences of non-fatal injuries in Malaysia.”
JH-IIRU is currently working with the Institute of Public Health in Malaysia to strengthen mobile health capacity to assess risks and improve prevention of child injuries in Malaysia through an innovative model of sustainable capacity development. Specifically, this program aims to: develop a m-Health tool for home risk assessment and prevention of child injuries, a key national priority in Malaysia; pilot test the tool to evaluate data quality and user operability by families; and develop a core group of researchers focused on the use and integration of mobile health for research and training in public health in Malaysia.
JH-IIRU is also working with the Institute of Public Health in Malaysia on the Health, Economic and Long-term Social Impact of Injuries (HEALS) Study. The purpose of this study is to develop an innovative tool and data collection approaches to assess the long-term social, economic, and health consequences of traumatic injuries in a LMIC setting.