Margie Peden | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cape Town (PhD) |
| Known for | Global road safety |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | World Health Organization George Institute for Global Health University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Adult Pedestrian Traffic Trauma in Cape Town : with Special Reference to the Role of Alcohol. (1997) |
Margie Peden is a South African public health researcher and injury prevention expert who serves as Head of the Global Injury Programme at the George Institute, University of Oxford, and co-director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Injury Prevention and Trauma Care. Formerly, she was the lead coordinator of the Unintentional Injury Prevention (UIP) Unit at the World Health Organization for 17 years.[1][2]