Leveraging the broad powers of legislators to accelerate action to reduce road traffic casualties

Murphy, Evelyn

doi:10.1080/17457300.2019.1576209

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“…Coverage of road safety showed an absence of understanding that traffic crashes occur because of a complex set of social, cultural, economic, and regulatory determinants, which indicates a significant knowledge gap in the media. Further, the media was not focused on educating the public and were prone to using scare tactics to highlight the horrific numbers associated with deadly crashes, which often included gruesome images [ 14 ]. Road safety as a theme was only ever reported on during the annual national road safety campaigns.…”

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Reducing deaths and injury from road traffic crashes through multisectoral collaboration

Kessi,

Sokoni,

Kitambi

et al. 2023

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction road traffic injuries are the eighth cause of mortality globally, killing about 1.35 million people and leaving more than 50 million others with permanent injuries and disabilities yearly. In Tanzania, the impact of road traffic crashes is still high despite a noticeable reduction in the number of associated injuries. This paper seeks to lay the foundation for promoting multisectoral actions and collaborations in dealing with public health concerns due to increased consequences caused by road traffic deaths and injuries Methods in 2015, a multisectoral approach was adopted to implement a 5-year (2015-2020) road safety program that aimed to advocate for amendment of the Road Traffic Act of 1973, Chapter 168 Revised Edition 2002. A series of consultative sessions were held between government and non-state actors, including different committees formed to feed each other on the agenda. The program was implemented through the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Home Affairs in collaboration with World Health Organisation and civil society organisations. Results it has been noted that there is a direct relation with a set of combined policy-level interactions seeking to improve the legal environment for road safety. The program committee, civil society organisations, and parliamentarians’ forum were solicited as essential stakeholders in advancing policy reform. Together they conducted a series of consultative meetings, resulting in having a Bill tabled in the Parliament as a first draft. This informed policymakers and raised their attention to the magnitude of road traffic crashes and the country’s social and economic burden. Conclusion efforts still need to be expanded to analyse the existing data to understand the extent to which risk factors contribute to road crashes, injuries, and deaths. There is a need to have a strong Government involvement in strengthening ownership and sustainability of any public health intervention, such as road safety.

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