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Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing ... Parameters of these factors involved were over speeding, drunk driving, inexperience drivers, break failure and bad tyres. What of those who fatally passed on in such incidents; the Late Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi, the first Son of the Late Chief Obafemi Awolowo; to mention but a few. Men are at four to five times higher risk of death and injury due to traffic crashes than women. Region-specific time trends during the period 1963-1999 are modeled in linear and log-linear form. To date, no multi-site population-based survey on road traffic injuries has been reported from Nigeria, the most populated country in Africa. ii. Hazard quotient (HQ) values of all the metallic pollutants studied except Cd in sample B were lower than one (<1), and the hazard index (HI) value of sample B revealed that there could be adverse health effects due to Cd contamination. During this period 66,914 people have died on the roads in Saudi Arabia due to road accidents, amounting to one person killed and four injured every hour. death in 47 accidents, Nigeria has one death in 2.65 accidents (Atubi, 2010c). 2.7. Abuja, 26 November, 2019 - Nigerians are being reminded to be more careful on the road in order not to become victims of road traffic accidents. One may be tempted to believe that the level of awareness on the causes of road traffic accidents is very low among Nigerians. CDC works with federal and state ministries of health to address HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and immunization for vaccine-preventable diseases as well as on strengthening laboratory, surveillance, and workforce capacity to respond to disease outbreaks. Given the observed geographical differences, this study recommends the design of area-specific strategies for the prevention and control of road traffic accidents in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the largest road network in Africa. Road traffic accidents : A major public Road traffic accidents have physical, social, emotional health problem in Nigeria. These roads falls along the major highway linking the Southern Seaports with the Northern part of the country and been listed as one of the 23 most dangerous roads in the world. This is especially true because of the absence of a central repository from which all accident related information can be stored and managed. The extant Federal Road Safety Commission should be described as “Accident Reporting Agency” or better, “Particulars Checking Commission”; or at best, “Traffic Control Commission”. Research data spanning the 1955 to 2003 time period comes from the records of the Federal Road Safety Commission, the Police Force, and the Save Accident Victim Association of Nigeria. We pay particular attention to road safety, as this is the area where the highest number of serious and fatal injuries occur; as well as injury prevention that . Found inside – Page 41It is hoped that the program can emerge as a national model for traffic ... IN ONTARIO AN ON - THE - SPOT STUDY OF MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS IN NIGERIA An on ... Volume 20, Issue 3, June 1988, . Physicochemical parameters of the water samples were ascertained using standard procedures. Goniewicz K, Goniewicz M, Pawłowski W, Fiedor P. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. Abuja, 06 May 2019 - Nigeria joined the rest of the world to commemorate the Fifth United Nations Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) from 06 to 12 May, 2019. Put differently, Nigerian roads have become killing fields without protection for their users Over loading Over confidence The paper also enumerates and explains causes of crashes and insecurities on the road. This turning point is driven by the rate of decline in fatalities/vehicles as income rises since vehicles/population, while increasing with income at a decreasing rate, never declines with economic growth. BMC Int Health Hum Rights. The per capita income at which traffic fatality risk (fatalities/population) begins to decline is 8600 US dollars (1985 international dollars) when separate time trends are used for each geographic region. Suggestions are made on how the motorized industrialised countries can give assistance to developing countries through such bodies as the World Health Organization (WHO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank. To evaluate the magnitude of morbidity and mortality and describe some of the characteristics of road accident victims. The technology has made life easy compared to previous means of . It was observed a period of 180 days for death verification. Together, let us tame this danger (accident) by constructive contributions. In this paper, the programme of action of this body is examined to see to what extent it hopes to be able to fulfil its mandate. This is only one of many adverse consequences of road accidents which also cause a lot of injures as well as economic losses in all its ramifications. This publication is a comprehensive assessment of leading risks to global health. It provides detailed global and regional estimates of premature mortality, disability and loss of health attributable to 24 global risk factors. The Role of FRSC in Nigeria The FRSC stands for the Federal Road Safety Corps.This body was set up in 1988 by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. However, determinants of behavior need further investigation. Since everyone travels or commutes irrespective of the distance, everyone is therefore a potential risk-bearer. Worn-out tyres Drowsy driving By quantitative factors I mean factors that are obviously identifiable and self evident; while qualitative factors are distinctive and mutual to the driver of the vehicle. 40, pp. The nation, the family and company of such victims miss their contributions and impacts. material losses suffered as a result of traffic accident fatalities. Strong positive correlations were recorded for the metallic contaminants in both soil and groundwater samples. By the third decade (1980-1989), this figure had increased to about five times, i.e. Insecure loading Phone calls/text messaging 1988 Jun;20(3):227-43. doi: 10.1016/0001-4575(88)90007-3. view road traffic accident as a very serious issue requiring urgent attention aimed at preventing untimely deaths, reducing the health, social and economic impacts it portends to the average Nigerian. Found insideMaster's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: Masters Level, Addis Ababa University (Peace and Security Studies), course: Human Security, language: ... Road accidents can be prevented if necessary precautions are taken. 1. Qualitative. In ratio terms, the research shows that in 1955 the reported RTA cases to number of deaths ratio is 12.37:1. A graphical representation of the number of road traffic accidents and deaths from road traffic accidents (RTAs). According to FRSC (2010), over 100 people die and 200 to 400 are injured each year in road crashes in Abuja. Found insideThe Global status report on road safety 2018 launched by WHO in December 2018 highlights that the number of annual road traffic deaths has reached 1.35 million. And this is worse off! Found inside – Page 78HS - 005 318 Fld . 1/3 ROAD ACCIDENTS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA Search terms : Injuries ; Driver ... Some recommendations for accident prevention are made . Found insideThe best country-by-country assessment of human rights. The human rights records of more than ninety countries and territories are put into perspective in Human Rights Watch's signature yearly report. Accident prevention advice. 2009 Sep;16(3):169-74. doi: 10.1080/17457300903024186. Found inside – Page 46Preventable deaths on Nigerian roads other vehicle . ... and co - operation of strategy to prevent road traffic accidents and to all Nigerian citizens . generated were mostly secondary data; accident records where obtained from the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road I formulated the word MOBILOPATHY. Road traffic accident in Nigeria is increasing at a disturbing rate and has raised one of the country major concerns. 2016;17(3):217-25. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2015.1066498. I need to get some real time infomation on road accidents seen or heard of since year 2000. Commentary: Status of road safety in Asia. However, Road safety is an issue of national concern. Accid Anal Prev. Results show a gradual reduction in the number of reported RTA cases, though the number of injury victims and the number of deaths following a RTA show steady increases. In 1988, a new approach was adopted with the formation of a national body charged with road traffic accident control--The Federal Road Safety Commission. These models are used to project traffic fatalities and the stock of motor vehicles to 2020. Road accidents are Nigeria's third-leading cause of overall deaths, the leading cause of trauma-related deaths and the most common cause of disability. Evidences from many countries show that successes in preventing road traffic injuries can be achieved through concerted efforts at national level. The study population was composed of 3,643 victims of road accidents which occurred in Londrina, PR (Brazil), during the first semester of 1996. Safety Commission. From the data obtained, the study carried out descriptive statistical analyses. Foi observado um prazo de 180 dias para verificar ocorrência de óbito. Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are increasing with rapid pace and presently these are one of the leading causes of death in developing countries . RAPNEC is a non- governmental, not-for- profit-making, charitable, humanitarian, non- religious and non- political. Out of these casualties, probabilities of those instantly died and injured were 0.11 and 0.29, respectively, over the total population of the prospective road traffic users. An exploratory study was carried out to establish the feasibility of developing a research proposal into accident prevention in south-west Nigeria. We provide appropriate and suitable time series model for the cases of road accident; the minor cases, the serious cases, the fatal cases and the total cases of road accident in Nigeria. These developments in economic activities gave rise to numerical increase in vehicular statistics to meet up with the sharp demand of a developing economy. Supposedly, family bread winners who lost their lives or get maimed in their struggle to fend for the family or actualize their dreams. based on the findings, Brake failure Poor visibility (rain, darkness) The result of the developed system shows that road safety officers, users, policy makers and all other stakeholders can be able to register, login, submit reports and run queries on information that has been previously entered into the system such as the accidents that occurred on a particular route or the accident in which an identified victim was involved. The study examined the causes of road accidents in Nigeria. The data used for the study included the total number of deaths and number of injuries from was observed that fatalities, The paper examined the spatial variation of road traffic accident casualties in Nigeria with a view to suggesting The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says fake and worn out tyres were major causes of road crashes in Nigeria. The authors note that likely contributors to fatal RTAs during this period include the increased demand for used vehicles over new ones, the state of road disrepair over a long period, and the inability of government-neglected healthcare facilities to treat injury victims. more than 92,000 deaths. Injuries and deaths from traffic crashes have become a major public health and socio-economic problem in Thailand. This is because from their work we shall describe them or biblically put, from their fruits we shall know them. PMC [29] The Road Traffic Accident Monitoring System (RTAMS) was developed using Adobe Dreamweaver and Notepad++ as the Integrated Development Environments, HTML, CSS and JavaScript were used for the frontend, PHP was used as the scripting language, and MySQL served as the database server. The fragmented structure of road safety authorities further complicates collaboration and coordination. 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