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Violence and injuries

National focal persons for prevention of injuries

Albania

Dr Maksim Bozo
Chief of Sector
Medical Planning and Programme
Hospital Directorate Ministry of Health of Albania
Blv. 'Bajram Curri' nr. 1
Tirana
WWW: http://www.moh.gov.al/moh/index.php

Armenia

Dr Lilit Avetisyan
Head
Department Of Communicable And Non-Communicable Diseases
State Hygienic And Anti-Epidemic Inspectorate Of Ministry Of Health
G. Hovsepyan 10, Nork-Marash
0047 Yerevan
WWW: http://www.moh.am

Austria

Dr Rupert Kisser
Director of European and International
Affairs Home, Leisure and Sports Department
Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (KfV)
Schleiergasse 18
A-1100 Vienna
WWW: http://

Azerbaijan

Prof Vagif Verdiyev
Azerbaijan Focal Point for Injury Preven
Director Bone Tissue Pathology
Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
Abbas Sahat kuc.,32
1007 Baku
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Belarus

Dr Leonid Lomat
Deputy Director
Organization and Methodological work
Republican Scientific and Practical Cent re for Traumatology and Orthopedics


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Belgium

Prof Martine Bantuelle
Centre Collaborateur de l'OMS
Recherche et l'Enseignement pour la Promotion de la Sécurité Domestique
Centre d'Education à la Santé EDUCA SANTÉ
Avenue Général Michel 1b
B- 6000 Charleroi
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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dr Alen Seranic
Senior Specialist
Hospital Sector Management
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Republika Srpska
Trg Republike Srpske 1
78000 Banja Luka
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Bulgaria

Dr Maksim Gaidev
State Expert
Directorate Specialized Medical Control
Ministry of Health
5 Sveta Nedelya' Sq.
Sofia - 1000
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Croatia

Dr Ivana Brkic Bilos
MD Specialist in Epidemiology, Head
Injury Surveillance & Prevention Dept.
Croatian National Institute of Public Health
Rockefellerova 7
HR-10000 Zagreb
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Czech Republic

Dr Veronika Benesová

Centre for Injury Prevention Charles University in Prague
2nd Faculty of Medicine University Hospital Motol
V Úvalu 84
150 06 Prague 5 Motol
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Denmark

Dr Karin Helweg-Larsen
Senior Researcher; Project Manager
Register based health research
National Institute of Public Health
Oster Farimagsgade 5
1399 Copenhagen
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Estonia

Mrs Triinu Taht
Chief specialist
Ministry of Social Affairs

Gonsiori 29
15027 Tallinn
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Finland

Ms Merja Söderholm
Ministerial Adviser
Department for Promotion of Welfare and Health
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
P.O. Box 33
FIN-00023 Government
WWW: http://www.liikenneturva.fi

Georgia

Dr Kakha Kheladze
Head
Public Health and Health Programme Division
Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
30 Pekini str.
0160 Tblisi
WWW: http://www.moh.gov.ge

Germany

Dr Horst Peretzki
Head of 'Zielgruppenarbeit, Bundesverein
Prävention und Gesundheitsfördeung, Koop in der Prävention'
Ministry for Health of Germany
Rochusstr. 1
D-53107 Bonn, Germany
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Greece

Dr Anastasia Ntina Zygoura
Medical Doctor- Anasthesiologist
Head of Special Unit for Disaster Medicine
Hellenic National Center for Emergency Care
Hygeia Str End
GR-11527 Athens
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Hungary

Dr Maria Bényi
Deputy General Director

Fodor Jozsef National Center for Public Health
Nagyvárad tér 2
H-1096 Budapest
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Iceland

Dr Dora Guðmundsdóttir
Head of Division
Division of Determinants of Health
Directorate of Health
Barnonsstig 47
IS-101
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Ireland

Mr Liam McCormack

Department of Health and Children
Hawkins House
Hawkins Street
Dublin 2
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Israel

Dr Kobi Peleg
Director
National Center for Trauma and Emergency Medicine Research
Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research
Sheba Medical Center
IL-52621 Tel Hashomer
WWW: http://www.gertnerinst.org.il

Italy

Dr Giuseppina Lecce
Medical Officer
Directorate General of Prevention
Ministry of Health
Via Giorgio Ribotta, 5
00144 Rome
WWW: http://www.ministerosalute.it

Kazakhstan

Dr Karashash Abauova
Head of Office for Secondary
and Tertiary Care Department of Health Care
Ministry of Health The Republic of Kazakhstan
ul. Orynbor, 8 / House of Ministries
Entry 5 / 010000 Astana
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Kyrgyzstan

Dr Bektur Anarkulov
Head
Trauma department
Bishkek Sicentific Research Centre of Tr
Kirvonosov str. 206
720065
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Latvia

Mrs Jana Feldmane
Head
Division of Environmental Health
Department of Public Health Ministry of Health
72 Brivibas Street
LV-1011 Riga
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Lithuania

Dr Ramune Meiziene
Chief Specialist
Public Health department
Ministry of Health of Lithuania
Vilniaus str. 33
LT-01119 Vilnius
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Malta

Ms Marianne Massa
Principal Health Promotion Officer
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Directorate
Public Health Division
5B, The Emporium von Brockdorf Street
Msida MSD05
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Montenegro

Ms Svetlana Stojanovic

Department for informatics, investment and budget in health system
Ministry of Health
Rimski Trg 45
810000 Podgorica
WWW: http://www.mzd.gov.me

Netherlands

Ms Magreet Hofstede

Department for Nutrition, Health Promoti on and Prevention
Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
P.O.Box 20350

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Norway

Mr Jakob Linhave
Senior Adviser
Department of Environment and Health
Norwegian Directorate of Health
Universitetsgata 2
PO Box 7000 St Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo
WWW: http://www.helsedirektoratet.no

Portugal

Dr Gregória Amann
Public Health Doctor
Division of Life Cycles and Specific Environments
Directorate-General of Health Ministry of Health of Portugal
Alameda Afonso Henriques, 45
1049-005 Lisboa
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Republic of Moldova

Dr Gheorghe Ciobanu
Director

National Scientific Practical Centre for Emergency Medicine
1 Toma Ciorba St.
2004 Chisinau
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Romania

Dr Daniel Verman
Senior Counsellor
Department for Public Health, Medical Assistance and Programs
Ministry of Health
1-3, Strada Cristian Popisteanu
700000
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Russian Federation

Prof Sergej Bagnenko
Director
Janelidze research institute of emergency medicine

Budapeshtskaya 3
192242 St. Petersburg
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San Marino

Dr Andrea Gualtieri
Director
Health Authority for Authorization Accred. and Quality of Health Services
Ministry of Health
Via Scialoja 40
47893 Borgo Maggiore
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Serbia

Dr Milena Paunovic
Head of unit for Health and Vulnerable
Groups Social Medicine Department
Institute of Public Health, Belgrade
Bulevar despota Stefana 54/A
11000 Belgrade
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Slovakia

Dr Martin Smrek
Paediatric Surgeon
Paediatric Surgery
University Children's Hospital
Limbova 1
83340 Bratislava
WWW: http://www.dfnsp.sk

Slovenia

Ms Mateja Rok Simon
Slovenia Republic Focal Point for
Injury Prevention
Institute for Public Health
Trubarjeva 2
1000 Ljubljana
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Spain

Dr Vicenta Lizarbe Alonso
Head of prevention area
Subdirectorate General of Health Promotion and Epidemiology
Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equity
Paseo del Prado, 18-20
E-28071 Madrid
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Sweden

Mr Anders Tennlind

Health care & social welfare Statistic Department
National Board of Health and Welfare

S-106 30 Stockholm
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Switzerland

Prof Marie-Claude Hofner
Head of research
Department of community medicine Violence medical unit
Medico-legal institute University Hospital Cnetre Lausanne
Rue César-Roux 19
CH-1003 Lausanne
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Tajikistan

Ms Gulbakhor Ashurova
Chief specialist
Department for the family planning and provision of medical services to mothers
and children Ministry of H Ministryealth, Tajikistan
Shevchenko 69
Dushanbe 25
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Prof Fimka Tozija
Head
Departement for violence and injury control and prevention
Institute of Public Health
50 Divizija No. 6
1000 Skopje
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Turkey

Dr Fazil Inan
Head of department
Primary Health Care General Directorate
Ministry of Health
Mithatpasa cad. 3 - Sihiiye
06630 Ankara
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Turkmenistan

Dr Atageldi Germanov
Doctor
Traumatology, orthopedia and military field surgery department
Turkmen State Medical Institute
24 Erkinlik str
744000 Ashgabat
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Prof Mark Bellis
Director of the Centre For Public Health
Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences
Liverpool John Moores University
5th floor Kingsway House, Hatton Gardens
L3 2AJ Liverpool
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Uzbekistan

Dr Mirkhakim Azizov
Director

Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics
78 Tarraggiyot st.
100047 Tashkent
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