Regional road safety meeting

Regional road safety meeting

CUTS International in partnership with Centre for Environment & Development (CED) organized a Regional Meeting on ‘Road safety – Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2017 & Way Forward’ in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on July 14, 2017. Adv. Mathew T. Thomas (Minister for Water Resources, Govt. of Kerala and former Minister for Transport), inaugurated the meeting
About 100 participants, including delegates from 7 states, attended the workshop. Pragati Hebbar of Institute of Public Health participated in the meeting. 
Press conference urging the government for stronger road safety laws

Press conference urging the government for stronger road safety laws

Road safety-Pragati
Institute of Public Health jointly addressed a press conference along with the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) and Red Cross Society.
All the speakers urged the empowered group of ministers (EGOM) and centre to pass a strong road safety law at the earliest. While doing so they shared their experiences from different perspectives Noted Spine Surgeon Dr. Subodh Shetty shared the physical emotional as well as financial burden that road crash survivors face drawing from his experience in private and government practice. Dr. Kripa Alva, Photo 2head of KSCPCR spoke about the importance of paying particular attention to child safety issues and also shared the letter she had sent to Mr. Yoonus Khan Chairman of the EGOM. Whereas Mr. S Ashok Kumar Shetty, the General Secretary of the Karnataka chapter of the Red Cross spoke on post crash issues and importance of spreading awareness among children and youth. Dr. Pragati Hebbar, Advocacy Officer, IPH  moderated the discussion and spoke from a public health perspective giving the data on Karnataka and Bengaluru specific statistics.  

 

Links to some of the coverage of the press conference.
01. The Times of India, 

Make stronger laws for road safety, child rights and health experts urge govt


02. Deccan Herald
Health experts want law to reduce road accidents

 

03. DNA
Bengaluru: Child rights and health experts want strong road safety law

 
04. The Times of India
Child safety should be focus of National transport policy: KSCPCR
 
05. The New Indian Express
Child Rights panel for strict road safety regulations
 
06. B First(Online)
 
07. Pocket News Alert(Online)

Road Safety Policy event

Road Safety Policy event

road safety prgm

On the  occasion of World Health Day, IPH in collaboration with MES College organises an event on Road Safety

 

PRESS RELEASE

 “KARNATAKA GOVT COMMITTED FOR STRONGER ROAD SAFETY POLICY” – Heath minister U.T. Khader
  City youngsters want some serious action from the government in this regard.

Bengaluru: Karnataka health minister UT Khader on Wednesday, which also happens to be the eve of “World Health Day”, said that the state government is committed for a stronger road safety policy so that many lives can be saved from road crashes every day.

Participating in a road safety event organized by the Institute of Public Health (IPH), a city-based organization working on research and advocacy in the health sector, on Wednesday, 6 April 2016, Khader said to do their best to attend to the woes of victims of road crashes. The state government has introduced schemes such as Harish Scheme, Bike Ambulances etc. “We understand that a lot needs to be done and for the realization of the same, we are in full support of a stronger road safety policy” he added.  

Dr N Devadasan, director of IPH said that “India loses more than 2 lakh people every year on the roads and Karnataka is the fourth worst state for number of road deaths in India. Unfortunately, road safety has not received needed priority from public health experts. IPH that has been working on priority health issues since last 10 years has decided to take up road safety as a priority issue on work front. We are supporting the national campaign for a stronger road safety law and will be presenting a detailed action plan before the state government soon” he added.

Dr Upendra Bhojani, assistant director at IPH opined that state government has taken positive steps such as notifying state road safety policy, mandating helmet use for pillion rider and providing schemes for medical relief to road crash victims. “Having set a positive example, it would be apt to see Karnataka government now pushing for and supporting comprehensive legislation on road safety at national level.”

Students want govt. to save young lives

On the occasion, students from M.E.S. Teachers college, well-known education institution in the city, thanked the Karnataka government for the steps taken to ensure safety to lives on the road, and they also requested the ministers for a stronger intervention from the government to form a better road safety policy.

Dr.  Vishal Rao, renowned Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon from HCG Hospital,  Prof. H. S. Ganesh Bhatt, principal of M.E.S. Teacher College and students took part in the event.

Road Safety Presentation By Dr Upendra Bhojani  Click here