World Burns Week

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About

Vision:  World Burns Week envisions a world where burns are prevented, and access to timely and effective care is equitable - regardless of location, income, gender, age or ability. 

Mission:  The mission of World Burns Week is to raise awareness about burns as a global health priority; advocate for equity in burn prevention, care and survivorship; and promote international collaboration to reduce the burden of burns in low-/middle-income settings. 

Partners

World Burns Week is a global collaboration of organizations representing burn care, public health, advocacy, and survivor support. 

Together we work to unite stakeholders along the burn prevention, care and survivorship continuum, fostering understanding, partnership, and action to address burn injuries as a global health priority.

Steering Committee

World Burns Week is guided by a Steering Committee, who helps to shape the annual theme and key messages, ensuring that its impact resonates around the world:

Regional representation:

• International Society for Burn Injuries (ISBI), represented by Michael Serghiou
• Asia Pacific Burn Association (APBA), represented by Prof. dr. Vinita Puri
• Pan African Burn Society (PABS), represented by Dr. Mansour Fall
• Federación Latinoamericana de Quemaduras (FELAQ), represented by Dr. Orlando Flores
• Euro-Mediterranean Council for Burns and Fire Disasters (MBC), represented by Dr. Ronan Le Floch
• European Burns Association (EBA), represented by Dr. Mamta Shah
• American Burn Association (ABA), represented by Maureen Kiley
• Australian & New Zealand Burn Association (ANZBA), represented by Siobhan Connolly

Survivor representation:

• Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, represented by Amy Acton

NGO representation:

• Interburns, represented by Lucy Kynge

Supportive role: 

• G4 Alliance Burns Working Group: Dr. David R Schieffelers, Leslie Long, Natalie Sheneman, Dr. Rachel L Weber

Endorsing Partners:

• World Burns Week is endorsed by (list will be updated regularly):

Ahl Masr Foundation	East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) - National Specialty Center (NSC) for Burn Care	National Academy of Burns of India
Albert Einstein Hospital	Everlast wellness medical center	National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Argentinian Burns Association	Fundacion CRISAQ, Honduras	Nepal Interplast
Asociación Dominicana de Quemaduras	Fundación del Quemado	Optimist Club of BIratnagar Metro
Asociación Mexicana de Quemaduras	Fundación Michou y Mau	OSCARE, Organisation for Burns, Scar After-care and Research
Asociación Mexicana para la Prevención y Tratamiento de Quemaduras San Martin de Porres A.C.	Global Surgery Amsterdam	Pakistan Institute of Living & Learning
Asociación de Ayuda al Niño Quemado - ANIQUEM	Global Surgery Umbrella	Patan Academy of Health Sciences
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India	Herbre Burn Foundation	Paulinchen - Initiative for Young Burn Survivors Germany
Asociación Sobreviviendo a Quemaduras Hospital Nacional de Niños, Costa Rica (ASOQUEM)	Hospital de niños Córdoba Argentina	Physicians for Peace
Atijeevan Foundation	Hospital General de Chihuahua "Dr. Salvador Zubiran Anchondo”	Pokhara Academy of health Sciences
Belgian Burns Foundation	Hospital luis Carlos Lagomaggiore	Pratap Hospital
Bembde Hospital for Plastic, Cosmetic, Burns & Hand Surgery	Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz	ReSurge International
Beyond Burns International	Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad no. 71)	Servicio de Cirugía Plástica y Quemados Hospital de Niños Santísima Trinidad
Biratnagar Rainbow Lions Club	International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN)	Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
British Burn Association	International Women and Children’s Burn Foundation	Sociedade Brasileira de Queimaduras (SBQ)
Burn and Trauma Association	Interplast Nepal	Sociedad Chilena de Quemaduras
Burn Healing Foundation	Japanese Society for Burn Injuries	Society of Plastic Surgeons of Bangladesh
Burns & Plastic Surgery Center Peshawar Pakistan	Interplast Germany	Società Italiana Ustioni
Children's Burns Trust	Interplast Nepal	Sudanese Consortium for Surgical Development (SCSD)
Clinica Hospital ISSSTE	JN Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University	Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation
Clínica Hospital Mérida APP	The Kilimatinde trust	Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital
Clinica Nuestra Sra De Fatima	Kirrudu Burns and Plastic Department Uganda	Taiwan Society for Burn Injuries and Wound Healing
Corporación de Ayuda al Niño Quemado - COANIQUEM Chile	Korean Burn Society	UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar INDIA	Leo District Council 325 C Nepal	University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa" Tirana, Albania
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verbrennungsmedizin e.V.	Lions Club of Biratnagar Metro

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Why “World Burns Week”?

Burn injuries represent a significant global health challenge, with millions of new cases annually and a disproportionate burden on low- and middle-income countries. World Burns Week serves as an international platform to raise awareness, facilitate greater collaboration, and work together towards global equity in the burden and care continuum of burn injuries. By convening stakeholders, promoting understanding, and advocating for change, we strive to make a tangible difference in the lives of those affected by burns worldwide.