Advocacy for stronger road safety and transport legislation in India
The overall purpose of the project is to advocate for an effective national road safety legislation in India. Key objectives included to generate support from Karnataka towards introduction and passage of the Road Transport and Safety Bill (RTSB) in the Indian parliament and to work with relevant government authorities for rapid formulation and notification of Rules (RTSB) without further dilutions for effective implementation by the state government. This work was funded by the Global Road Safety Partnership/ IFRC
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Socially Inclusive Cities
On May 26 (2017), the Institute of Public Health (Bengaluru) organized a workshop on making cities socially inclusive. This was the first in a series of workshops on this theme aimed at building a network of stakeholders (researchers, academicians, practitioners, and...
South Asia Tobacco Control Leadership Program
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Baltimore), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Government of Nepal), The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union) and Action Nepal organized a South Asia Tobacco Control Leadership...