May 2011 – WHO Decade of Action for Road Safety
In May 2011, the BJD was proud to support the launch of the WHO Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 which seeks to save... Read More
Outreach and Raising Awareness
In 2007 the year of “Trauma Prevention” with several monthly campaigns including radio, newspapers and TV spots, promoting education and information for workers, drivers, motorcyclists,... Read More
Rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders recognised as major chronic conditions in Europe -Horizon 2020
EULAR (www.eular.org) has been instrumental in achieving recognition of the impact of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders (RMDs) on people across Europe and the need to... Read More
Global Burden of Disease 2010 – EU and EFTA Regional results
Today sees the publication of the EU and EFTA results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010... Read More
WHO Launch Manual in support of the Decade of Road Safety 2011-2020
Released on 06/08/13 by WHO, Strengthening road safety legislation: a practice resource manual for countries describes methods and provides resources that practitioners and decision-makers can use for... Read More
USBJI Celebrates 500th Fit to a T Session
Fit to a T, the U.S. Bone & Joint Initiative’s (USBJI) free public education program on bone health and osteoporosis, reached a milestone this week... Read More
BJD commits to tackle healthy ageing in Europe
To tackle the demographic challenge of ageing, the European Commission has launched the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) as... Read More
AAOS study suggests significant economic value in musculoskeletal treatment
A study sponsored by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and published online in the journal Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation examines the societal value... Read More
WHO Launches Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013
This week see’s the release of the WHO Global Status Report on road safety. The report is the second in a series analysing to what extent countries... Read More