CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE1

Child Pedestrian Injuries: A Global Problem Priti Gautam Thursday, June 20 2

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Contents The Global Problem Trends and statistics Children among the most vulnerable Global Call to Action: Decade of Action for Road Safety Charting a New Course: Safe Kids’ Global Initiatives 3

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Global Road Traffic Trends 4   Road traffic WHO Malaria WHO 2008  <1 Tuberculosis WHO AIDS-related deaths UNAIDS 2008 Number of deaths (millions) 1.3 Nearly 1.3 million deaths Nearly 1.3 million deaths million injured million injured 

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Vulnerable Road Users 5

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Population Road traffic deaths Registered vehicles 90% of road traffic deaths and injuries occur in low- and middle-income countries which have only 48% of the world's registered vehicles NUMBER OF VEHICLES WILL DOUBLE BY 2020 AND TRIPLE BY 2050 TO 3 BILLION Deaths Versus Vehicle Ownership

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Worsening Situation 7 RankDisease or Injury 1Ischaemic heart disease 2Cerebrovascular disease 3Lower respiratory infections 4Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 5Diarrhoeal diseases 6HIV/AIDS 7Tuberculosis 8Trachea, bronchus, lung cancer 9Road traffic injuries 10Prematurity & low-birth weight RankDisease or Injury 1Ischaemic heart disease 2Cerebrovascular disease 3Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 4Lower respiratory infections 5Road traffic injuries 6Trachea, bronchus, lung cancer 7Diabetes mellitus 8Hypertensive heart disease 9Stomach cancer 10HIV/AIDS NOW2030 Top 10 leading causes of death Source: World Health Organization, 2011

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Projected Deaths by Cause 8

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Projected Road Fatalities per Region 9

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Leading Cause of Death by Age 10

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Child Pedestrian Injuries: The Facts 1,000 young people die a day on the roads: one every 90 seconds More than 133,000 children between the ages of 5-14 years are killed each year walking on roads (often to and from school) in developing countries. Road traffic injuries kill more children between the ages of 5-14 years than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. Child pedestrians have the highest rates of death and injury in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. 11

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Decade of Action for Road Safety 12 Worldwide Launch: 11 May 2011

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Goal of the Decade 13 To halt or reverse the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities around the world.

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE The Framework 14 Lead agency National strategy Targets Funding Assess safety of roads Improve road design Laws enforced Increase awareness Speed management Use of safety devices Vehicle standards All cars equipped with seat-belts R&D safety for VRUs Pre-hospital care Trauma care and rehabilitation Quality assurance

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Safe Kids Walk This Way: A Global Program 15 Safe Kids Walk This Way is currently implemented in Brazil, Canada, China, India, South Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand, United States and Vietnam Program Goals: Awareness – International Walk To School Day Education and Needs Assessment – PHOTOVOICE Environmental Improvements – Creating Safer School Zones Research and Advocacy

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Video: Every Child Deserves a Safe Place to Walk 16

CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION CONFERENCE Contact Priti Gautam Program Manager, International Pedestrian Safety 17

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