Road safety in Ethiopia remains a significant concern. With the highest per capita rate of road fatalities in the African region, road deaths and injuries have doubled from some 2,161 to 4,597 in the last decade. There is thus an urgent need to recognize the worsening situation in road deaths and injuries and to take …
Launch of a project to improve “National Road Safety Legislation in Ethiopia” Read More »
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 …
SNA has took part in a half day event of Safe Intersections Program Read More »
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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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 …
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 …
Save Lives: #SlowDown The UN Road Safety Collaboration is pleased to announce that the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week will be held from 8-14 May 2017. The Week will focus on speed and what can be done to address this key risk factor for road traffic deaths and injuries. Speed contributes to around one-third …
Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week 2017 8-14 May 2017 Read More »
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, 6 April 2017. The Save The Nation Association Road Safety Executive Director has attended the biannual Fifth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims convened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1st – 7th April 2017. The Global Meeting was officially opened on the 5th April 2017. …
SNA attends Global Meeting of NGOs Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims Read More »
Timothy Edgar, professor of public health communication at Tufts University’s School of Medicine, died on Jan. 2 after a car crash while he was traveling in India. He was 59 years old. Edgar had been on a health mission with Unite For Sight, a non-profit that provides eye care to communities around the globe. Early …
Timothy Edgar remembered as dedicated public health professor Read More »
The Alliance will bring together global members, dignitaries and distinguished guests from the field of road safety and public health. We will inspire you through panel discussions and presentations on topics of interest, and provide ample opportunities for networking and learning from NGOs around the world. The main aims are to facilitate members’ continued involvement in reaching …
