Thousands of people have marked Car Free Day in cities across Ethiopia by walking and exercising. Major roads were shut as Health Minister Amir Aman led the walk in the capital, Addis Ababa. This was the first Car Free Day held in Ethiopia to promote healthy living, and to reduce pollution on roads usually clogged […]
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The Global status report on road safety 2018, launched by WHO in December 2018, highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are now the leading killer of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing
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David Ward is the Secretary General of the Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) and has been a witness to the sea change in the Indian vehicle safety compared to the first results released by Global NCAP in January 2014. By David Ward | Updated: Dec 08, 2018 09:18 PM The Tata Nexon is India’s first 5-Star
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27 SEPTEMBER, 2018 ¦ NEW YORK: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, has renewed the appointment of Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and Injuries, as world leaders meet at the United Nations in New York to agree steps to better address NCDs, the world’s biggest
AUGUST 25, 2018 Over 100 participants representing 20 African countries have converged in Accra, and Ethiopia was represented by Save the Nation Association (SNA) from the NGO, in Ghana to share experiences on improving road safety and reducing road accidents across Africa, at a 2- day workshop on Road Safety and Urban Mobility. The workshop
Haile Gebrselassie was very pleased when asked by Save the Nation Association to show his commitment to the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Crash Victims and he showed his support to SNS’s efforts to mitigate Road Traffic Injury in the country and asks drivers to slow down and save lives. Haile Gebrselassie is
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is held on the third Sunday of November each year to remember those who died or were injured from road crashes and the plight of their loved ones who must cope with the consequences of their deaths or injuries. Remembrance services and flower-laying ceremonies are held
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 17, 2017/APO Group/ — The U.S. Embassy in partnership with local NGO Save The Nation Association will mark the 2017 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) on Monday, November 20, 2017. The event will be held at Menelik II Referral Hospital where hundreds of traffic accident victims are being treated. The event
Save Lives: #SlowDown The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, 6 April 2017. The Save The Nation Association Road Safety Executive Director has attended the biannual Fifth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1st – 7th April 2017. The Global Meeting was officially opened on the 5th April 2017.
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