World Report On Road Traffic Injury Prevention

Author : Marjorie Peden
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781437904062

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World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention by Marjorie Peden Pdf

Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.

Author : Organisation mondiale de la santé,Peden M.,World Health Organization,World Bank,Scurfield R.,Sleet D.,C. Mathers,E. Jarawan,A. A. Hyder,Mohan D.,Hyder A. A.,Jarawan E.
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789241562607

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World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention by Organisation mondiale de la santé,Peden M.,World Health Organization,World Bank,Scurfield R.,Sleet D.,C. Mathers,E. Jarawan,A. A. Hyder,Mohan D.,Hyder A. A.,Jarawan E. Pdf

Every day, thousands of people are killed and injured on roads around the world, with the costs of this growing, but largely preventable, public health concern disproportionately affecting vulnerable social groups and developing countries. In order to address these issues, the World Health Organization and the World Bank have produced this joint report on road traffic injury prevention, based on the collaborative contributions of experts and institutions, from all continents and different sectors, including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society. It presents a comprehensive overview of the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241565066

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Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015 by World Health Organization Pdf

"The Global status report on road safety 2015, reflecting information from 180 countries, indicates that worldwide the total number of road traffic deaths has plateaued at 1.25 million per year, with the highest road traffic fatality rates in low-income countries. In the last three years, 17 countries have aligned at least one of their laws with best practice on seat-belts, drink-driving, speed, motorcycle helmets or child restraints. While there has been progress towards improving road safety legislation and in making vehicles safer, the report shows that the pace of change is too slow. Urgent action is needed to achieve the ambitious target for road safety reflected in the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: halving the global number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020. Made possible through funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, this report is the third in the series, and provides a snapshot of the road safety situation globally, highlighting the gaps and the measures needed to best drive progress."--Publisher's description.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789241565684

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Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 by World Health Organization Pdf

The Global status report on road safety 2018 launched by WHO in December 2018 highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years.The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians cyclists and motorcyclists in particular those living in developing countries. The report suggests that the price paid for mobility is too high especially because proven measures exist. Drastic action is needed to put these measures in place to meet any future global target that might be set and save lives.

Author : M. M. Peden
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789241563574

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World Report on Child Injury Prevention by M. M. Peden Pdf

Child injuries are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Through this report, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and many partners have set out to elevate child injury to a priority for the global public health and development communities. It should be seen as a complement to the UN Secretary-General's study on violence against children released in late 2006 (that report addressed violence-related or intentional injuries). Both reports suggest that child injury and violence prevention programs need to be integrated into child survival and other broad strategies focused on improving the lives of children. Evidence demonstrates the dramatic successes in child injury prevention in countries which have made a concerted effort. These results make a case for increasing investments in human resources and institutional capacities. Implementing proven interventions could save more than a thousand children's lives a day.--p. vii.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Accidents
ISBN : 9241591315

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World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dinesh Mohan,Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241546751

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Road Traffic Injury Prevention Training Manual by Dinesh Mohan,Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Pdf

Road traffic collisions kill about 1.2 million people around the world every year but they are largely neglected as a health and development issue, perhaps because they are still viewed by many as being beyond human control. Efforts to prevent road traffic injuries are hampered by a lack of human capacity. Policy-makers, researchers and practitioners need information on effective prevention measure and on how to develop, implement and evaluate such interventions. There is a need to train more specialists in road traffic injury prevention in order to address the growing problem of road traffic injuries at international levels.

Author : Francesca Racioppi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Traffic accidents
ISBN : 9289010932

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Preventing Road Traffic Injury by Francesca Racioppi Pdf

Author : Francesco Zambon,Dinesh Sethi,Francesca Racioppi
Publisher : WHO Regional Office Europe
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789289041768

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European Status Report on Road Safety by Francesco Zambon,Dinesh Sethi,Francesca Racioppi Pdf

This report presents the status of road safety in the WHO European Region and provides a baseline assessment of how far 49 countries have come in implementing the recommendations of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention. In the Region, road crashes result annually in 120,000 deaths, 2.4 million injuries and a great economic burden, which may be up to 3% of a country's gross domestic product. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among people 5-29 years old. Vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and users of motorized two-wheelers constitute 39% of all road traffic injury fatalities, with pedestrians being more at risk in the eastern part of the Region. Countries differ greatly in mortality rates for road traffic injuries; the average in low- and middle-income countries is twice that in high-income countries. Countries policy responses in providing road safety for their citizens have differed. This report proposes the following areas of action: narrow the gap between countries with the lowest and highest mortality rates; provide better protection for vulnerable road users; develop a well-resourced multisectoral road safety strategy in each country; design and enforce comprehensive legislation; and develop and implement healthier transport policies. In addition, country profiles on the current status of road safety are presented for the 49 participating countries.

Author : Graham P. Bartley
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Current Events
ISBN : 1604564261

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Traffic Accidents by Graham P. Bartley Pdf

This book examines a wide range of issues related to traffic accidents including prevention, safety, prediction, precipitation, mitigation, and related law enforcement issues.

Author : Murat Darçın
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781838819613

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Accident Analysis and Prevention by Murat Darçın Pdf

Accidents are inevitable in our lives and they affect us in many aspects ranging from economical to social, health to legal. While it is not possible to remove accidents from our lives completely, it is possible to develop new techniques or set new standards or prepare contingency plans to reduce their possibility of happening or to alleviate their consequences. This book, aiming to enlighten our ways to prevent accidents, is a compilation of articles authored by reputable international academicians from several disciplines such as maritime studies, defense technologies, emergency management, and psychiatry and behavioral medicine.

Author : World Health Organization. Violence and Injury Prevention,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241564564

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Global Status Report on Road Safety 2013 by World Health Organization. Violence and Injury Prevention,World Health Organization Pdf

This report provides legislation data last updated in 2011 and fatality data updated for 2010.

Author : Planning Committee for the Workshop on Traffic Safety in Developing Nations,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-12-31
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309180757

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Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries by Planning Committee for the Workshop on Traffic Safety in Developing Nations,National Research Council Pdf

TRB, the Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have released TRB Special Report 287, Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement. The report summarizes presentations and discussions at a workshop held on January 26-27, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The workshop focused on the sharp increases in road traffic-related deaths and injuries in developing countries with a goal of providing a view of the diversity of U.S. interests, the scope of activities of U.S. agencies addressing this problem, and prospects for further U.S. engagement. The workshop discussions were intended to help the responsible government agencies gauge whether the U.S. response is proportional to the interests at stake and to identify next steps toward a more effective response. PGA and IOM, like TRB, are part of the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.

Author : World Health Organization. Violence and Injury Prevention,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241563840

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Global Status Report on Road Safety by World Health Organization. Violence and Injury Prevention,World Health Organization Pdf

"Over 1.2 million people die each year on the world' roads, and between 20 and 50 million suffer non-fatal injuries. In most regions of the world this epidemic of road traffic injuries is still increasing. In the past five years most countries have endorsed the recommendations of the World report on road traffic injury prevention which give guidance on how countries can implement a comprehensive approach to improving road safety and reducing the death toll on their roads. To date, however, there has been no global assessment of road safety that indicates the extent to which this approach is being implemented. This Global status report on road safety is the first broad assessment of the status of road safety in 178 countries, using data drawn from a standardized survey conducted in 2008. The results provide a benchmark that countries can use to assess their road safety position relative to other countries, while internationally the data presented can collectively be considered as a global "baseline"against which progress over time can be measured. " - p. [v11]

Author : Joseph R. Morris,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board,Institute of Medicine (U.S.),Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015064796512

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Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries by Joseph R. Morris,National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board,Institute of Medicine (U.S.),Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Global Health Pdf

TRB, the Policy and Global Affairs Division (PGA), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have released TRB Special Report 287, Improving Road Safety in Developing Countries: Opportunities for U.S. Cooperation and Engagement. The report summarizes presentations and discussions at a workshop held on January 26-27, 2006, in Washington, D.C. The workshop focused on the sharp increases in road traffic-related deaths and injuries in developing countries with a goal of providing a view of the diversity of U.S. interests, the scope of activities of U.S. agencies addressing this problem, and prospects for further U.S. engagement. The workshop discussions were intended to help the responsible government agencies gauge whether the U.S. response is proportional to the interests at stake and to identify next steps toward a more effective response. PGA and IOM, like TRB, are part of the National Academies, which include the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council.