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World report on road traffic injury prevention.(World Bank)

Publication: UN Chronicle
Publication Date: 01-JUN-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Injuries from road crashes kill 1.2 million people every year and injure or disable as many as 50 million more. The World report on road traffic injury prevention, launched on World Health Day by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, presents knowledge of the global road and...

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...traffic injury problem offers scientifically based evidence and solutions. It stresses that unsafe road traffic systems are seriously harming public health and development, and that the level of injury is unacceptable and largely avoidable.

The report aims to create greater awareness, commitment and informed decision-making at the levels of government, industry, international agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), so that scientifically-proven strategies can be implemented. It also aims to change the perception that road traffic injury is the price to be paid for achieving mobility and economic development, and emphasizes prevention through action at all levels of the...

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