Makerere University School of Public Health is excited to contribute to child road safety under the @BloombergDotOrg . As part of this effort, we will support government ministries in the strengthening of CRS regulations and developing of CRS standards. #RoadSafety#PublicHealth
@mkanoti@Parliament_Ug What is 2m compared to the lives of those lost as a result of deaths from Road Traffic crashes considering that speed is the biggest risk factor for these deaths?! Those able to risk killing others and themeselves because of speed should be afford 2m. kudos @Parliament_Ug
Parliament has approved the Traffic and Road Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which will among others provide for a speed limit in the Act to ease the control of speed limit through the express penalty scheme. #PlenaryUg
New @who report at #Safety2022: Of 4.4 million annual injury-related deaths, roughly
1 in 3 result from road traffic crashes,
1 in 6 from #suicide,
1 in 9 from #homicide,
1 in 20 from #drowning &
1 in 61 from war&conflict.
https://t.co/M3tFTqBq3R
#InjuryPrevention
Great point raised by @ottersenolep in panel #devres2022, how do we use the term ”decolonization”, what is the risk of solidifying structures? What is the risk that it becomes ”power disguised”?
We have today awarded 10 journalists for their incredible reporting having participated in the Media Road Safety Reporting Competition organised by the (CEBHA+) Project housed in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at @MakSPH. #InclusivePublicTransportUG
How is the legal & regulatory framework for #RoadSafety and safer roads? How is the implementation of different road safety regulations in Uganda? How about our postcrash care? How much time does it take for injury victims to access care and how are they transported to hospitals?
In less than 6 hours, over 20 lives have been lost. This means that families are being destabilized and livelihoods lost.
Are our vehicles in the right working condition? How about the drivers? Are they trained? How is their working schedule?
“I pledge the full support & partnership of my Ministry to @RelabHS to strengthen health systems for rehabilitation in Uganda, and call on all other stakeholders to do the same” @JaneRuth_Aceng Uganda Minister of Health
#Transport for #gender equality. Many forms of transport limit women’s ability to participate equally in economic and social activities.
Check out more facts on #gender & #transport➡️https://t.co/eLOASNhdBK
@UN_RSF#RoadSafety for everyone.
Abstracts are open for #SAFETY2022 via the conference website https://t.co/Wtj1NdzcrA. There are already a number of great keynotes locked in & more to come. There are scholarships available for LMIC participants. The conference is hybrid so no excuses about not participating
Do you know that road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years? Check out other key facts of road traffic injuries from @WHO here: https://t.co/mCL5g2gIt2
Work together with @UN_RSF to help improve the #Roadsafety capacity.