Economic Burden of Injuries argues for more Safe Communities in Iran and EMRO

Journal of Injury and Violence Research Pub Date : 2019-08-01 DOI:10.5249/jivr.v11i2.1289

K. Dalal

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Abstract: Globally, injuries cost nearly 1 trillion USD during 2016 equivalent to one-third of the total GDP EMRO countries. World Health Organization (WHO) and other United Nations (UN) agencies are reiterating policy advocacies and planning for injury prevention activities. Total burden of injuries during 2018 for the EMRO countries was 163 538 795 009 USD while only RTI burden was 46 056 411 787 USD (28.2%). The EMRO countries are significantly loosing a big percentage of their GDPs due to amenable injury burden: Afghanistan 9.2%, Bahrain 1.93%, Djibouti 6.2%, Egypt 3%, Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4.3%, Iraq 12.95%, Jordan 3.24%, Kuwait 2.88%, Lebanon 3.81%, Libya 7.95%, Morocco 2.73%, Oman 3.46%, Pakistan 5.25%, Qatar 3.34%, Saudi Arabia 4.1%, Somalia 9.2%, Sudan 7.4%, Syrian Arab Republic 24.1%, Tunisia 2.98%, United Arab Emirates 2.81% and Yemen 10.3%. Road Traffic Injuries constitute almost one-third of the total injury burden in the EMRO countries accruing mentionable amount of the countries’ GDPs: Afghanistan 1.2%, Bahrain 0.6%, Djibouti 1.9%, Egypt 0.9% Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.96%, Iraq 1.3%, Jordan 1.7%, Kuwait 1.2%, Lebanon 0.96%, Libya 1.6%, Morocco 1.23%, Oman 1.72%, Pakistan 1.2%, Qatar 0.99%, Saudi Arabia 1.74%, Somalia 2.16%, Sudan 1.92%, Syrian Arab Republic 0.91%, Tunisia 1.33%, United Arab Emirates 0.85% and Yemen 1.92%. In EMRO, the economic burden of injuries as percentage of GDP is engulfing almost the whole health expenditure (% of GDP) of the countries. In some countries it is more than double. Therefore due to injuries the EMRO countries are lacking high behind their healthcare budget resulting overall shortage of healthcare delivery. Safe communities rely on interactive approach within the context of a partnership focusing sustainable health and welfare development through injury prevention and safety promotion. Most importantly it has emphasized on the policies and practices of governance and of collaboration in community development. Safe Communities are more cost-effective program than prevalence studies. Safe Communities are more successful as cost-effective policy tools rather than simple epidemiological studies. Safe Communities have an estimated cost-benefit ratio of 1:10. When the countries are losing so much of their GDPs due to preventable injuries why not EMRO calls for more Safe Communities? Keywords: Economic Burden, Injury, Safe Community, Iran, EMRO

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《经济伤害负担》主张在伊朗和EMRO建立更安全的社区

摘要:2016年，全球伤害损失近1万亿美元，相当于EMRO国家GDP总量的三分之一。世界卫生组织(世卫组织)和联合国其他机构正在重申政策宣传和规划预防伤害活动。2018年，EMRO国家的伤害总负担为163 538 795 009美元，而RTI负担为46 056 411 787美元(28.2%)。由于可承受的伤害负担，EMRO国家的gdp损失占比很大:阿富汗9.2%，巴林1.93%，吉布提6.2%，埃及3%，伊朗(伊斯兰共和国)4.3%，伊拉克12.95%，约旦3.24%，科威特2.88%，黎巴嫩3.81%，利比亚7.95%，摩洛哥2.73%，阿曼3.46%，巴基斯坦5.25%，卡塔尔3.34%，沙特阿拉伯4.1%，索马里9.2%，苏丹7.4%，阿拉伯叙利亚共和国24.1%，突尼斯2.98%，阿拉伯联合酋长国2.81%，也门10.3%。道路交通伤害几乎占EMRO国家总伤害负担的三分之一，这些国家的gdp占比可提:阿富汗1.2%，巴林0.6%，吉布提1.9%，埃及0.9%，伊朗(伊斯兰共和国)1.96%，伊拉克1.3%，约旦1.7%，科威特1.2%，黎巴嫩0.96%，利比亚1.6%，摩洛哥1.23%，阿曼1.72%，巴基斯坦1.2%，卡塔尔0.99%，沙特阿拉伯1.74%，索马里2.16%，苏丹1.92%，阿拉伯叙利亚共和国0.91%，突尼斯1.33%，阿拉伯联合酋长国0.85%和也门1.92%。在EMRO，伤害的经济负担占国内生产总值的百分比几乎吞噬了各国的全部卫生支出(占国内生产总值的百分比)。在一些国家，这个数字是两倍多。因此，由于受伤，EMRO国家缺乏医疗保健预算，导致医疗保健服务总体短缺。安全社区依赖于通过伤害预防和安全促进实现可持续健康和福利发展的伙伴关系框架内的互动方式。最重要的是，它强调了社区发展中的治理和合作的政策和做法。安全社区项目比流行病学研究更具成本效益。作为具有成本效益的政策工具，安全社区比简单的流行病学研究更为成功。安全社区的成本效益比估计为1:10。当这些国家由于可预防的伤害而损失了如此多的gdp时，为什么EMRO不呼吁建立更安全的社区?关键词:经济负担，伤害，安全社区，伊朗，EMRO

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Injury and Violence Research (JIVR) is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal covering all aspects of traumatology includes quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of clinical and basic sciences about trauma, burns, drowning, falls, occupational/road/ sport safety, youth violence, child/elder abuse, child/elder injuries, intimate partner abuse/sexual violence, self-harm, suicide, patient safety, safe communities, consumer safety, disaster management, terrorism, surveillance/burden of injury and all other intentional and unintentional injuries.