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Road Safety Initiatives in 10 Countries: A Comprehensive Overview

Explore road safety efforts in Russia, China, Turkey, Egypt, Mexico, Cambodia, Việt Nam, India, Kenya, and Brazil. Learn about successful practices, trauma care, data systems, infrastructure improvements, and NGO involvement. Key findings and lessons learned are highlighted from Cambodia and Việt Nam.

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Road Safety Initiatives in 10 Countries: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. RS10 – An overview Jonathon Passmore World Health Organization

  2. Which countries? Why? Russia China Turkey Egypt Mexico Cambodia Viet Nam India Kenya Brazil

  3. Consortium of partners • Road safety (good practices of risk factors) in 10 countries • Trauma care in 2 countries • Data systems in 2 countries • Infrastructural improvements in 3 countries • Getting NGOs to do more in 3 countries

  4. Approaches • Social marketing campaigns • Legislation review / recommendations • Training • Police enforcement • Other road safety & health personnel • Equipment (breathalysers, speed radar) • Improving data systems • Pre-hospital & trauma care • Monitoring and evaluation

  5. Cambodia – 2007 - 2009 – Phase 1 Key findings - Motorcycle helmet use • Increase in motorcycle helmet wearing rates in selected national roads / provincial streets • Increase in enforcement • Increase in capacity – health, police, transport, etc in data collection, working together at interventions, etc

  6. Viet Nam – Key findings in Phase 1 Motorcycle helmet use / Drinking and Driving • Increase in motorcycle helmet wearing rates in 3 provinces - roadside helmet observations • Law - children aged 6-15 yrs to wear helmets • Drinking and driving legislation - review and increased enforcement • Overall capacity development

  7. Cambodia – Phase 2 - 2010 -2014 • Drinking and driving • Helmet use • 3 sites

  8. China • Work plan approved • Risk factors • Drinking and driving • Speeding • Two cities • Also health cities • Mayor buy-in

  9. Viet Nam – Phase 2 • Risk factors • Drinking and driving • Another risk factor • Sites • 4 implementation districts • 2 control sites

  10. Lessons learnt from pilot sites • Intervention – specific, evidence-based • Enforcement and Education combined • Close Cooperation between different government agencies and international partners • Close monitoring and Evaluation • Highest political commitment for road safety • National authorities taking lead in project • Local action – coordinated by all agencies

  11. More information? http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/countrywork/en/index.html

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