Citation

Rashid M. Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2009; 3(2): i-ii.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Bangladesh Journals Online)

DOI

10.3329/imcj.v3i2.4160

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Abstract

Road traffic injuries remain a major cause of death, injury and disability all over the world. The Global Status Report on Road Safety states that over 1.2 million people die each year on the world’s roads. A much larger number (between 20 and 50 million) suffer non-fatal injuries. Few countries have reliable data on road traffic injuries out of which Bangladesh is one. Reliable data on deaths and non-fatal injuries are needed by countries to assess the scope of their road traffic injury problem, to target responses to it, and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention measures. Underreporting of road traffic deaths remain a big problem in many countries, and the situation is even worse with regard to non-fatal injuries.