Thai authorities urged to start new and more successful strategies to reduce fatalities
In a bid to minimize fatalities, the Thai government has been urged to work hard to introduce a fresh anti-drunk driving and road safety plan for the future Songkran event second month.
Kelly Larson, chairman of Bloomberg Philanthropies, said her organization collaborated with Thailand on road safety from 2015 to 2019. She said at a press presentation for the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit in Paris this year.
She said,” We collaborated with the government to create a campaign to help people realize the dangers of drinking, moving, or speeding during this festival.”
A network of 74 cities around the world is part of the Partnership for Healthy Cities, which is dedicated to saving lives by preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs ) and injuries.
In collaboration with Vital Strategies and the World Health Organization ( WHO ), Bloomberg Philanthropies supports the initiative. The initiative enables cities all over the world to acquire high-impact laws or practical measures to combat NCDs and injuries in their neighborhoods.
Ms. Larson argued that more anti-drunk driving strategies from the Thai authorities should be launched to promote road safety and increase awareness of safe driving practices, which may help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries.
She claimed that while she was in Thailand, she even called on the police to rigorously enact road safety regulations.
The InterContinental Paris-Le Grand, an IHG Hotel, will host the Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit up until March 21. Anucha Charoenpo is in the image.
According to Ms. Larson, the internet could be very important in boosting the success of the president’s battle on road safety.
She said,” The state has a huge responsibility to doing things to reduce road traffic mortality during this Songkran festival.”
” I know the government has strong laws, but it does take a constant pounding of lobbying to make sure that those plans are being put into effect,” said one.
Ms. Larson is in charge of the Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘ road safety program, which has invested$ 500 million to improve road safety around the world since 2007.
Powerful information, according to Vital Strategies ‘ Director of the Partnership for Healthy Cities, Ariella Rojhani.
She claimed that the government and the police may identify when there is an increase and then take action when using appropriate data on the number of deaths and injuries.
” We’ve done and supported similar job in Argentina, even around the New Year,” Ms. Rojhani said.
” We’re supporting ( Buenos Aires ) in mobilizing additional enforcement at that time, and it can’t be the media alone, and it can’t just be an enforcement issue,” Ms. Larson said.
According to Ms. Rojhani,” It’s a two-part thing that needs to take place in international collaborations,” adding that she hoped this week’s Songkran event will result in fewer fatalities on Thailand’s roads.
She claimed that her organization works with governments, decision-makers, and leading experts to influence policy and society in the direction of lasting global health.
The Songkran event in Thailand typically takes place between April 13 and April 15, but it gets longer as people in Bangkok and other regions travel house to celebrate with their families.
The government keeps track of accident statistics every year during the so-called” seven risky days” for traveling during festivals and holidays.
Despite a well-known federal road safety initiative,” seven harmful days” last year resulted in 287 casualties and 2 060 injuries.
Between April 11 and April 17, there were 2, 044 customers injuries that caused the deaths.
The northern county of Chiang Rai, with 82 injuries and 17 deaths related during the” seven dangerous time,” recorded the highest number of fatalities, at 82. Seven outside of 77 regions did not have any casualties on the roads.
The province of Phrae in northeastern Phrae had the highest number of injuries, 80.