Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) 2015-2019
The Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) 2015-2019 seeks to reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes in low- and middle-income countries and cities by strengthening road safety legislation at national level and implementing proven road safety interventions at city level. WHO will contribute to this new programme in four countries - China, Philippines, Thailand and United Republic of Tanzania - by providing technical support to assess and revise current legislation; building capacities of select lawyers on advocating for evidence-based laws and regulations; engaging with journalists with a view to their writing more in-depth road safety stories focused on change and solutions; and developing normative documents reflecting the above efforts.
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Drug use and road safety
There is growing concern around the world about drug use and road safety. Drinking alcohol and driving is a well studied risk factor for road traffic crashes,...
Global status report on road safety 2018
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...
Reporting on road safety
As a component of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Programme 2010-2014, WHO engaged with more than 1300 journalists in nine countries through...