Health Ministry will soon come out with a National Injury Control Program to provide emergency care to trauma victims.<br/><br/>Health Minister J P Nadda announced this today while addressing the third World Trauma Congress in New Delhi.<br/><br/>Highlighting the need for such a program, Mr Nadda pointed out that road traffic injuries are among the three leading causes of death for people between 5 and 44 years of age.<br/><br/>The Minister pointed out that one of the most important reasons for increased mortality in developing countries like India is non-availability of trauma systems which include care from the injury site till rehabilitation.<br/><br/>He said, emergency medical services legislation is not uniformly adopted by states and only Gujarat has enacted it.<br/><br/>Mr Nadda also said, to meet the challenge of trauma care and to better meet the needs of trauma patients, there is a need to advance not only clinical practice and medical technology, but also the organization of the healthcare system and resources.<br/><br/>He also urged for convergence with Ministries such as Road Transport and Highways and other related stakeholders.