Overview

Who we are

L'URM ReMPArT — Unité de Recherche Multidisciplinaire pour la Prévention des Accidents de la Route et des Traumatismes — est créée en mai 2017 et rattachée au Département d'Épidémiologie et de Biostatistiques de l'Institut Régional de Santé Publique Comlan Alfred Quenum (IRSP-CAQ), lui-même rattaché à l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC).

L'unité réunit chercheurs, cliniciens et acteurs de santé publique autour d'un mandat commun : renforcer la surveillance épidémiologique des accidents de la route, des traumatismes et des violences basées sur le genre, et produire des données probantes pour orienter les politiques de prévention au Bénin et dans la sous-région.

Basée à Ouidah, l'URM ReMPArT s'appuie sur une double dynamique de recherche appliquée et de coaching des jeunes chercheurs, dans une démarche de rigueur scientifique, de multidisciplinarité et de diffusion des résultats auprès des décideurs publics.

2023 WHO Award

Why this research unit

Addressing a major public health issue in Benin

Road accidents and trauma are among the leading causes of preventable death and disability. Given this, URM ReMPArT carries a responsibility: producing reliable data and concrete recommendations to guide prevention policy.

Scientific rigor: epidemiological surveillance and the TraumAR cohort at the heart of our approach.
Multidisciplinarity: researchers, clinicians and public actors mobilized around a shared mandate.
Concrete impact: sharing results with decision-makers and public health policy.

Rigor

Official mission

Contributing to sound prevention policy

Contributing to the design of sound prevention policies for trauma, violence and disability by strengthening epidemiological surveillance and developing research.

"Strengthening the epidemiological surveillance system and developing research to sustainably guide public policy."

Institutional direction

Mission

Vision

A national intersectoral reference hub

Making URM ReMPArT a national intersectoral reference hub for the surveillance and prevention of trauma, road accidents and gender-based violence.

"Becoming the national intersectoral reference in the surveillance and prevention of trauma and gender-based violence."

2029 ambition

Vision

Scientific rigor and ethics

Integrity and accountability

Societal commitment and equity

Multidisciplinarity and collaboration

Innovation and academic excellence

Knowledge translation and decision-making impact

Knowledge sharing and mobilization

Developing the next generation of scientists

May 2017

Creation of the URM

Creation of the Multidisciplinary Research Unit, attached to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of IRSP-CAQ / UAC.

2017 – 2022 · Phase 1

PRD ReMPArT

Lead institution with a Northern partner. Achievements: 3 doctoral theses, launch of the TraumAR cohort, over 20 scientific publications, development of a DHIS2 module.

November 2023

WHO Africa Recognition Award

Award presented at the 73rd WHO Regional Committee in Gaborone, with a ceremony held in Ouidah — recognition that strengthens the unit's credibility.

2024 – 2029 · Phase 2

PRD VIGIE TRAUMA

Thematic extension to trauma and gender-based violence (GBV), with a stabilization workshop for the Vigie-Trauma tool.

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Researchers, partners or public decision-makers: let's build road accident and trauma prevention in Benin together.

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