World report on road traffic injury prevention.

This joint WHO/World Bank report on road traffic injury prevention is an important part of the response to the world’s road safety crisis. It is directed at international, regional and national policy-makers, international agencies and key professionals in public health, transport, engineering, education and other sectors, and aims to stimulate action for road safety. It sets out universal principles rather than a “blue print” for worldwide application, recognizing fully the need to identify local needs and the adaptation of “best practices” accordingly. Aims of the report: The central theme of this report is the burden of road traffic injuries and the urgent need for governments and other key players to increase and sustain action to prevent road traffic injury. The report’s goals are: - to raise awareness about the magnitude, risk factors and impacts of road traffic collisions globally; - to draw attention to the preventability of the problem and present known intervention strategies; - to call for a coordinated approach across a range of sectors to address the problem. The specific objectives of the report are: - to describe the burden, intensity, pattern and impacts of road traffic injuries at global, regional and national levels; - to examine the key determinants and risk factors; - to discuss interventions and strategies that can be employed to address the problem; - to make recommendations for action at local, national and international levels. The report elaborates on these objectives in five core chapters. Available at: http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/publications/road_traffic/world_report/en/index.html