Makerere University School of Public Health is excited to contribute to child road safety under the @BloombergDotOrg . As part of this effort, we will support government ministries in the strengthening of CRS regulations and developing of CRS standards. #RoadSafety #PublicHealth
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Parliament has approved the Traffic and Road Safety (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which will among others provide for a speed limit in the Act to ease the control of speed limit through the express penalty scheme. #PlenaryUg
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Save the date 2-4 September 2024 for #Safety2024 @Conf_Safety hosted by @GeorgeInstIN We look forward to seeing you in Delhi – at Adelaide, South Australia
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New @who report at #Safety2022: Of 4.4 million annual injury-related deaths, roughly
1 in 3 result from road traffic crashes,
1 in 6 from #suicide,
1 in 9 from #homicide,
1 in 20 from #drowning &
1 in 61 from war&conflict.
bit.ly/3Q3P4zc
#InjuryPrevention
Bayiga Esther retweeted
The best thing about #Safety2022 is catching up with the best peeps in the field of injury and trauma care
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Great point raised by @ottersenolep in panel #devres2022, how do we use the term ”decolonization”, what is the risk of solidifying structures? What is the risk that it becomes ”power disguised”?
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We have today awarded 10 journalists for their incredible reporting having participated in the Media Road Safety Reporting Competition organised by the (CEBHA+) Project housed in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health at @MakSPH. #InclusivePublicTransportUG
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Wrote a short piece on accidents in Uganda because we can do a lot to make our roads safer for everyone
@okobusingye @MinofHealthUG @ainbyoo @DGNNneuro
shemopolot.com/post/accident…
Bayiga Esther retweeted
#RoadSafety needs to be taken as a priority by all of us. @UNRA_UG @PoliceUg @HovitaUganda @UgandaRoadFund @URRENO1 @UGIndependent @nbstv @ntvuganda @DailyMonitor @newvisionwire @MoWT_Uganda @MinofHealthUG @Parliament_Ug @okobusingye @BonnyEBa
Bayiga Esther retweeted
How is the legal & regulatory framework for #RoadSafety and safer roads? How is the implementation of different road safety regulations in Uganda? How about our postcrash care? How much time does it take for injury victims to access care and how are they transported to hospitals?
Bayiga Esther retweeted
In less than 6 hours, over 20 lives have been lost. This means that families are being destabilized and livelihoods lost.
Are our vehicles in the right working condition? How about the drivers? Are they trained? How is their working schedule?
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“I pledge the full support & partnership of my Ministry to @RelabHS to strengthen health systems for rehabilitation in Uganda, and call on all other stakeholders to do the same” @JaneRuth_Aceng Uganda Minister of Health
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“Positioning Africa’s public health doctoral students to lead societal transformation and development” Read more: buff.ly/3GUYIyW
#publichealth #Africa #society #pandemic #healthsystems #globalhealth
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#Transport for #gender equality. Many forms of transport limit women’s ability to participate equally in economic and social activities.
Check out more facts on #gender & #transport➡️bit.ly/3rZXcG5
@UN_RSF #RoadSafety for everyone.
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Abstracts are open for #SAFETY2022 via the conference website worldsafety2022.com/. There are already a number of great keynotes locked in & more to come. There are scholarships available for LMIC participants. The conference is hybrid so no excuses about not participating
Bayiga Esther retweeted
⬇️🚙New Year driving goal: Judge your speed at all times.
✅Obey speed limits whether in towns or around schools.
@rnamugera @MoLGUganda @UNRA_UG #SDGs @GouInfrastruct @MoWT_Uganda #Roadsafetyug #Roadsafety
@TRIADUnit @HovitaUganda @CriticalMassKla @mukydru @UCUganda
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Do you know that road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5-29 years? Check out other key facts of road traffic injuries from @WHO here: bit.ly/32S61JF
Work together with @UN_RSF to help improve the #Roadsafety capacity.
Bayiga Esther retweeted
Keep children safe at home; keep sharp objects, electrical appliances/sockets and fire away from their reach #ChildSafety #EndUnintentionalInjuries #HomeSafety @georgeinstitute @GeorgeInstUK @cssemugabo8
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This Festive season, let us be more vigilant at ensuring safety at home. Keep children away from cooking areas. Burns are one of the devastating household injuries #EndUnintentionalInjuries #ChildSafetyUg #TaasaObulamuBwabaana @GeorgeInstUK @georgeinstitute @cssemugabo8 @MakSPH
