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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               Burns & Plastic Surgery
Center Peshawar Pakistan
Japanese Society for
Burn Injuries

Argentinian Burns Association

Clínica Hospital Mérida APP Korean Burn Society
Asociación Dominicana
de Quemaduras
Clinica Nuestra Sra De
Fatima
Leo District Council
325 C Nepal
Asociación Mexicana
de Quemaduras
Corporación de Ayuda al Niño
Quemado - COANIQUEM Chile
National Academy of
Burns of India
Asociación Mexicana
para la Prevención y
Tratamiento de
Quemaduras San Martin
de Porres A.C.

Department of Plastic Surgery
and Burns, Sher-I-Kashmir
Institute of Medical Sciences
(SKIMS), Srinagar INDIA

National Fallen
Firefighters
Foundation
Asociación de Ayuda
al Niño Quemado
- ANIQUEM
Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Verbrennungsmedizin e.V.
Physicians for Peace
Association of Plastic
Surgeons of India
East Avenue Medical Center
(EAMC) - National Specialty
Center (NSC) for Burn Care
Pratap Hospital
Atijeevan Foundation Fundación Michou y Mau ReSurge
International
Belgian Burns Foundation Global Surgery
Amsterdam
Sociedad Chilena
de Quemaduras
Bembde Hospital for Plastic,
Cosmetic, Burns & Hand Surgery
Global Surgery
Umbrella
Society of Plastic
Surgeons of
Bangladesh
Beyond Burns
International
Herbre Burn
Foundation
Società Italiana Ustioni
British Burn Association Hospital General de
Chihuahua "Dr. Salvador
Zubiran Anchondo”
Sunshine Social Welfare Foundation
Burn and Trauma Association Instituto Mexicano del
Seguro Social (Unidad
Médica de Alta
Especialidad no. 71)
Taiwan Society for
Burn Injuries and
Wound Healing
Burn Healing Foundation
International Women
and Children’s Burn Foundation
 

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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.

 

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