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 […]
Apri inaugurates road safety vanguards in Abia state Read More »
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
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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
RTIRN regional workshop “Road Safety Interventions” Read More »
About 50% of the motorcycle helmets being worn in many low and middle-income countries (LMIC) are not likely to provide the protection needed to prevent injury and death, according to the findings of a study undertaken in nine LMIC in Africa, Asia and the Americas, coordinate by the Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN), and
Gains in motorcycle helmet use undermined by use of poor quality helmets Read More »
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
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Because of the great contributions we have received over this year and because of the great participation from all of you on last year’s “Best Contributions Award”, we will award the best contribution of 2012. We strongly believe that the participation of our network is fundamental and without them we wouldn’t have a newsletter. This
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On March 6th to 8th the National institute of Public Health (Mexico) hosted the 15th National Congress on Public Health Research with the objective of sharing and discussing with key stakeholders of society, the progress in public health research that will contribute to the identification and understanding of health problems their determinants and challenges to
RTIRN partners present at the 15th Public Health Research Congress Read More »
On June 17th, 2013 at 14:00 hrs––(CST Mexico Time) it took place the RTIRN`s fifth webinar entitled “Youth for Road Safety: Engaging hearts, minds and evidence”. With the participation of Mr. Floor Lieshout Director of Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) and Dr. Shanti Ameratunga from University of Auckland, New Zealand and RTIRN Board. Thanks for
RTIRN FIFTH WEBINAR Read More »
Because of the great contributions we have received over the last three years, we believe that is important to acknowledge the effort and time invested from our RTIRN community on our newsletter. This is why we will start rewarding the best contributions of the year. Here are the nominees for the best contributions of 2012:
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On the statistics of the last 10 years in Chile, those who died in crashes involving bicycles rank third of all fatal victims of road traffic injuries This, added to studies by the World Bank, indicate that the number of cyclists in the city of Santiago are growing annually between 15% and 18% and currently
