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What has the Bone and Joint Decade achieved in the last ten years? 

The years 2000 to 2010 have been 10 years of achievement. In a number of countries Musculoskeletal Conditions (MSC) has gained public and political priority and non- communicable diseases are moving up the agenda in regional and global organisations such as the US NIH, EU, UN, and WHO. The Bone and Joint Decade has played a major role in raising the profile of MSC and is proud to have been involved in a number of high- level collaborations: 
  • European Strategy for Non-communicable Diseases (WHO)
  • Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (WHO and World Bank)
  • Road Safety including World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention (UN)
  • The Burden of Musculoskeletal Conditions at the Start of the New Millennium (WHO)
  • European Action Towards Better Musculoskeletal Health (EU)
  • Global Forum for Improved Trauma Care
  • WHO ICD Revision Musculoskeletal Topic Advisory Group
  • BJD global standards for chronic musculoskeletal pain; hip fractures; undergraduate education
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