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Reaching for the Stars: Why Global NCAP Pushed Safer Cars For India Project

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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WHO Director-General reappoints Michael R. Bloomberg as WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries

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

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Save the Nation Association (SNA) Meets Experts in Accra on improved road safety, urban mobility

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

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Haile Gebrselassie – one of track and field’s greatest Running superstar who has broken 27 world records said speed only needed for running track.

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

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World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims Commemoration by SNA and U.S Embassy

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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U.S. Embassy partners with local NGO Save the Nation Association to mark the 2017 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

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

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SNA has took part in a half day event of Safe Intersections Program

Transport Programs Management office (TPMO) expressed that the nation has marked the official launch of Safe Intersections Program (SIP). As to the press release, the program is an inter-agency initiative that aims to improve road safety through implementing new street designs at intersections around Addis. The program that is led by the task force that

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The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR)

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year – to remember the many millions killed and injured on the world’s roads, together with their families, friends and many others who are also affected. It is also a Day on which we thank the emergency services and reflect

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UN Road Safety week

Being on the road requires extra caution, especially for drivers. Together, let’s make all roads safe for children and all pedestrians. Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week has been successfully celebrated with school childrens they were asking drivers to #Slowdown around school zone. The students ask for pleadge of Government officials to legislate speed limit

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Road Traffic Assesment

Road traffic signs assessment conducted in school zones stretching Road from Harar to Jigjiga Where several Schools are found Save the Nation Association conducted road traffic signs stretching from Harar to Jigjiga around 120 km length. Based on the assessment and actual field observation most of the schools are found around the main road, market

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