Road Safety Information Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries: Building for the Future

Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) of the World are facing a major problem of Road Traffic Injury (RTI), primarily affecting young and productive segments of society. The health, social and economic impact of this emerging epidemic is yet to be recognized. Absence of reliable and quality information is one of the major problems for developing implementing and evaluating road safety initiatives and programs in all LMICs. The existing data from both police and health sectors has serious limitations to develop and design interventions. Consequently, response to the growing epidemic of RTIs has been ad hoc, crisis oriented and unscientific. To give a major boost for activities in this area, the need for simple and effective information systems is being felt acutely. Strengthening existing systems with scientific and policy inputs, capacity building programs across sectors, promoting record linkage systems, increasing human and technical resources along with better applications of information in policies and programs are immediately required. This investment by national governments and international agencies along with professional bodies will provide better direction and returns for programs in the area of road safety in LMICs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Gururaj, G
• Conference:
  • Road Safety on Four Continents: 13th International Conference
  • Location: Warsaw , Poland
  • Date: 2005-10-5 to 2005-10-7
• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: Road Safety on Four Continents, Warsaw, Poland, 5-7 October 2005, Conference Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Crash injuries; Health; Highway safety; Information systems; Low income groups; Middle income groups; Persons by socioeconomic levels; Police reports; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01091490
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 23 2008 9:24AM