Road Safety in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – Findings from the Global Road Safety Status Report

Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a serious problem in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), which has one of the highest fatality rates in the world. Researchers in the region are encouraged to study the scope of the problem, risk factors, interventions and evaluation of road traffic injuries in their own countries as well as the region. EMR countries ranked first in the world for the highest number of fatalities due to RTIs (32.2 per 100 000 population). The region had about 4% of the world’s vehicles with 0.097 registered vehicles per person. The number of injured cases in EMR was 210.1 per 100 000 population. Only 15% of EMR countries had a funded, independent, multi-sectoral body for road safety. Only 25% had mandatory seat-belt laws for both front-seat and rear-seat passengers, 60% had mandatory helmet laws for both drivers and passengers of motorized two-wheelers and 10% had child restraint laws. Road safety in EMR countries needs more attention and consideration. Stronger leadership from the lead agency and adequate resources and support for infrastructure are required and the health sector should take a more active role in RTI prevention. In addition, policy-makers need to endorse proven interventions and their implementation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.emro.who.int/emhj/V17/10/17_10_2011_0770_0776.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=road%20safety%20in%20the%20eastern%20mediterranean%20regional%20findings
• Authors:
  • Soori, H
  • Hussain, S J
  • Razzak, J A
• Publication Date: 2010-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 770-776
• Serial:
  • Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: World Health Organization

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Highway safety; Injuries
• Uncontrolled Terms: Helmet laws; Primary seat belt laws
• Geographic Terms: Mediterranean Region
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01365300
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 2012 12:16PM