The Department of Injury and Violence Prevention (VIP)
Mission
VIP works to prevent injuries and violence, to mitigate their consequences, and to enhance the quality of life for persons with disabilities irrespective of the causes.
Objectives
- Raising awareness;
- Analysing and disseminating information;
- Fostering multisectoral networks and partnerships;
- Supporting national, regional and global efforts to:
- improve data collection;
- develop science-based approaches;
- disseminate proven and promising interventions, improve services for persons with disabilities, as well as victims and survivors of injuries and violence and their families;
- enhance teaching and training programmes;
- create multidisciplinary policies and action plans.
Strategic approach
- production of high quality documents that summarize knowledge and raise awareness;
- use the reports as basis to generate political will, funding and normative guidance;
- development of model programmes in a small number of countries;
- wider implementation of country programmes.
Core functions
VIP has three major programmatic streams:
- Prevention of violence
- Unintentional injury prevention
- Disability and rehabilitation
With five cross-cutting functions:
- Policy development;
- Surveillance;
- Services;
- Capacity-building;
- Advocacy/communications;