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July 23rd, 2012. The Mobility and Development Mexico Civil Association presented for the fifth time the Yellow Diamond awards to the best road safety initiatives in Mexico, with the ongoing objective to identify and reward initiatives that positively affect Mexican society on the prevention of road traffic injuries, while encouraging the realization of more and […]

An international spotlight has been cast on road traffic injuries – one of the major global health challenges of our time. A major Clinical Series on Trauma Surgery, led by Australia’s National Trauma Research Institute, updates present knowledge of three broad aspects of acute trauma care: haemorrhagic shock (responsible for most preventable trauma deaths); traumatic

Because of the great contributions we have received during thias last years, we believed that is important to acknowledge the effort and time invested from our RTIRN community on our newsletter. This is why we rewarded the best contributions of 2011. The Best Contribution Award (RTIRN BCA) of 2011 went to Ms. Daranee Suvapan (Thailand)

The carrot law is a restriction in the time limit of sale for alcoholic beverages, established in 1996 in the cities of Bogota and Cali, in order to reduce the effect of alcohol on violence, reducing mortality by homicides, road traffic injuries and suicides. This policy was also approved by Brazil and Paraguay. In 2007,

July 23rd, 2012; Mexico, DF.- The Mobility and Development Mexico AC handed, for the fifth time, the yellow diamond awards to the best road safety initiatives in Mexico, with the aim to identify and reward ongoing initiatives that positively affect Mexican society for the prevention of risks in traffic also to encourage the pursuit of

Road Traffic Injuries Prevention and Rescue Initiative, a Road Safety focused Non-Governmental Organization has inaugurated the Road Safety Vanguard of the organization in Abia State, aimed at complimenting government efforts in the safety of road users in Abia State. The inauguration was held on the 21st of October 2011 at the Abia town hall in

October 6th, 2012.- RTIRN Board Member Dr. Hamid Soori was awarded for the most outstanding researcher work on prevention and control of road traffic injuries in Iran. The award was received from the hands of Iranian president Dr Ahmadinejad. This is a national award and is the first time that is presented to a research

October 19th 2012.- The Road Traffic Injuries Research Network along with the George Institute for Global Health, with financial support from The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), organized a two day workshop for the Asia Pacific region. The event took place at the Te Raukura, also known as “Wharewaka” located on the city of

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is observed on the third Sunday of November each year by an increasing number of countries on every continent around the world. This day is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed or injured in road crashes and their families and communities, as well as