Road injuries, falls, suicide, interpersonal violence, drowning and animal contact are the top leading injuries accounting for morbidity and mortality in India. The impact is especially severe because many injuries affect children and young adults in their most economically productive years. Preventing injuries not only saves lives but also strengthens India’s demographic and economic potential.  However, without robust local evidence, the scale, nature, and solutions to injury risks remain poorly understood. Policymakers often lack timely, reliable, and accessible data to inform prevention strategies—either because the evidence does not yet exist, or it has not been synthesised and communicated in actionable ways.

Injury prevention has traditionally evolved through separate programmes focused on specific injury types or mechanisms—such as road traffic injuries, suicide, drowning, burns, falls, domestic/gender-based violence, poisoning, and occupational injuries. While these efforts have advanced knowledge in individual areas, they have also fragmented the injury prevention agenda, limiting opportunities to build a unified voice, attract sustained investment, and accelerate action.

For nearly 20 years, our team has been at the forefront of injury research, generating evidence to inform prevention, improve care, and influence policy across a broad spectrum of injuries. This Centre represents the culmination of those efforts, bringing together decades of expertise under a single platform dedicated to reducing the burden of injuries.  By bringing together researchers, clinicians, public health practitioners, policymakers, and communities, we promote a comprehensive approach to injury research and prevention. We believe that injuries should not be viewed as isolated events, but as a shared public health challenge that demands integrated solutions.

Through high-quality research, capacity strengthening, education, and strategic partnerships, the Centre seeks to elevate injury prevention as a public health and development priority. By creating a common platform for innovation and action, we aim to generate greater scientific impact, inform policy, attract sustainable investment, and contribute to safer communities in India and globally.  By bringing together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, communities, and people with lived experience, we aim to advance a more comprehensive understanding of injury—one that recognises both its immediate and lasting consequences. Through this work, we seek to reduce preventable harm, improve quality of life, strengthen health systems, and contribute to safer, healthier, and more resilient communities across India.