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Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention |
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| Nonserial
Publication |
| Peden, M., Scurfield, R.,
Sleet, D., Mohan, D., Hyder, A. A., Jarawan, E.,
Mathers, C. |
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| World Health
Organization |
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| ISBN-13 9789241562607 |
ISBN-10 9241562609 |
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11500572 |
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| Price CHF 15.00 / US$ 15.00 |
Developing countries:
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10.50
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| English
2004
238 pages |
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| Summary |
***THIS BOOK WAS
GRANTED THE 2004 PREMIER AWARD OF THE PRINCE
MICHAEL INTERNATIONAL ROAD SAFETY
AWARD***
Every day thousands of
people are killed and injured on our roads. Men,
women or children walking, biking or riding to
school or work, playing in the streets or
setting out on long trips, will never return
home, leaving behind shattered families and
communities. Millions of people each year will
spend long weeks in 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.
The World
Health Organization and the World Bank have
jointly produced this World report on road
traffic injury prevention. Its purpose is to
present 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. The document is the outcome of a
collaborative effort by institutions and
individuals. Over 100 experts, from all
continents and different sectors - including
transport, engineering, health, police,
education and civil society - have worked to
produce the report.
Road traffic injuries
are a growing public health issue,
disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups
of road users, including the poor. But road
traffic crashes and injuries are preventable.
Road traffic injury prevention must be
incorporated into a broad range of activities,
such as the development and management of road
infrastructure, mobility planning, the provision
of health and hospital services, child welfare
services, and urban and environmental planning.
The health sector is an important partner in
this process. Its roles are to strengthen the
evidence base, provide appropriate pre-hospital
and hospital care and rehabilitation, conduct
advocacy, and contribute to the implementation
and evaluation of interventions.
The time to
act is now. Road safety is no accident. It
requires strong political will and concerted,
sustained efforts across a range of sectors.
Acting now will save lives.
"There are
not many roads, there is a single road that
extends across the length and breadth of our
vast planet. Each of us is responsible for a
segment of that road. The road safety decisions
that we make or do not make, ultimately have the
power to affect the lives of people everywhere.
We are one road - one world"
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Rochelle Sobel, President, Association for Safe
International Road Travel
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