As a global issue, road traffic injuries have been largely ignored by the international community. Even in most low and middle income countries with a huge burden of problem, this problem is ignored by policy makers and societies for a variety of reasons. Corruption is one of those reasons. Poor governance and corruption can [...]
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Every trip on this vital mountain road through the Andes is a hair-raising roller coaster ride. A video by the National Geographic Channel: If you can’t see the video click here [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu0OOMpdvew] Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTip on HyvesShare on LinkedinMixx it upShare via MySpaceShare on Orkutshare via RedditShare with StumblersTumblr itTweet about itBuzz it [...] Today through a telephone conversation with Dr. Mark Rosenberg, the Executive Director of the Task Force for the child survival and development, I learned that Sweden is leading the field of road safety in the world. Have you ever heard that Sweden argue that Road Traffic Injuries can be eradicated as Smallpox was in 1980. Smallpox was [...] Road Traffic Injuries are responsible for a global health burden similar to malaria and tuberculosis. Tuberculosis and Malaria are in the international global agenda and receive enough attention in media and political community, but Road Traffic Injuries are ignored by most of health policy makers and it doesn’t receive enough attention even from academia. During my study [...] |
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