Singapore, Feb. 14 -- The division of injury prevention and mental health of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has been designated as the first official World Health Organisation (WHO) collaboration centre on injury prevention in China, and one of just five centres of collaboration on injury prevention worldwide.

Collaboration will focus on preventing downing, falls and road traffic injuries, including through developing guidance, capacity building support to countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region, cultivating a network of professionals to provide guidance on drowning prevention, and research on road safety strategies for some of the most vulnerable road users.

"The deepening collaboration on injury ...