Collaboration
We are made up of clinical leaders, scientists, researchers, policymakers, people with lived experience, and Member States
Advocacy
Advocating for TBI to be recognised as a notifiable and chronic condition.
Policy Change
Improve access to safe, timely, effective and chronic care for patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families
Our Mission
Our overarching mission is to improve access to safe, timely, effective and chronic care for patients suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their families anytime, anywhere across the world.
To achieve this, we are advocating for TBI to be recognised as a notifiable and chronic condition. This will help advocacy and resource mobilisation on the global policy agenda.
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Global Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury
Morbidity from TBI
In 2016, TBI accounted for 8.1 million years of life lived with disability.
Aetiology of TBI
Trauma (falls and road traffic accidents) account for most TBIs.
Burden of TBI
The regions with the highest burden of TBI include Central Europe and Asia and Eastern Europe.
Outcome of TBI
These injuries are commonly non-fatal with associated disability.
Member States
Ministry of Health of Pakistan
The proud sponsors of this resolution. The MoH will assist in presenting this resolution at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May 2026.
Additional Member States
We are working to gain co-sponsorship from other Member States to help support the resolution, raise awareness and support subsequent implementation moving forwards.
Endorsing Organisations
The Global Coalition for TBI is extremely grateful to be endorsed, supported and work alongside a number of organisations, with the joint mission of improving TBI care worldwide.
If you are an organisation that would be interested in endorsing us, please contact us, we would love to hear from you.
If you are in a position to contact a Member State in order to help gain their support of the TBI resolution, please contact us. If we already have a team contacting this Member State, we will be able to update you or connect you, and if not, we will be able to provide you with the guidance and resources required to approach your representative within the Member State’s Ministry of Health!
Lived Experiences
We are honoured to be working alongside people with lived experience of traumatic brain injury as integral members of the Global Coalition for TBI team.