Need for improving the health system preparedness for road traffic injuries in Nepal

Authors

  • Brijesh Sathian Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  • Puspa Raj Pant University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
  • Edwin van Teijlingen Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.
  • Indrajit Banerjee SSR Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius.
  • Bedanta Roy Quest International University Perak (QIUP), City Campus, Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v8i3.23726

Keywords:

Road traffic injuries, Prevention, Nepal

Abstract

The growth of motorised and mass transportation has improved the lives and lifestyles of many. This economic progress has major drawbacks including: increased air pollution, road traffic crashes/injuries (RTCs/RTIs). Some papers may refer to Road Traffic Accidents or RTAs, but experts recommend the more appropriate to use RTIs. In recent decades the proportion of RTI to all deaths has declined in high-income countries whereas it has risen in many low- and middle-income countries.

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Author Biographies

Brijesh Sathian, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Academic Research Associate, Clinical Research, Trauma and Vascular Surgery, Surgery Department

Puspa Raj Pant, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Research Fellow, Nepal Injury Research Centre

Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK.

Professor, Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Perinatal Health

Indrajit Banerjee, SSR Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius.

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology,

Bedanta Roy, Quest International University Perak (QIUP), City Campus, Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.

Senior Lecturer, Department of Physiology,

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Published

2018-11-30

How to Cite

Sathian, B., Pant, P. R., Teijlingen, E. van, Banerjee, I., & Roy, B. (2018). Need for improving the health system preparedness for road traffic injuries in Nepal. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 8(3), 735–737. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v8i3.23726

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Editorial

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