Awareness through Road Safety Sticker Distribution
We have observed high incidence of Road Traffic Crashes in our part of world. As per National Road Safety Council of Nepal:
⦁ Road accident is 10th leading cause of death in Nepal.
⦁ More than 2400 lost their lives on road in Nepal in 2017/18 and more than 2700 in 2019/2020.
⦁ From July 2014 to July 2019, there were a total of 54,000 road accidents in Nepal resulting in 12,000 deaths of people mostly in the age group 15-40 years.
⦁ On average, 40 people are injured on roads across the country each day.
⦁ In 2019, there were nearly 13,000 highway and road accidents in which 2,736 people lost their lives and 10, 731 were seriously injured. Those who survive often have a traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries requiring long tern or lifelong rehabilitative care.
These records point towards significant impact of road traffic crashes to our health and economics. Our organization, Indaram Health, is dedicated to prevention of road traffic crashes. General awareness is of utmost importance to prevent such mishaps.
We, at Indaram Health, have initiated series of activities for the same under single umbrella- Project Pahal with Theme: Sadak Surakshya Tapaai Haami Sabai Ko Jiwan Rakshya.
One of the major activities under the same is sticker preparation and distribution. The target population for sticker distribution has been general population, relevant stakeholders, different organizational individuals. Such stickers are meant to be placed in vehicles, helmet or work stations with prime aim to make individuals engaged and interested to talk about road safety and precautions to be taken for the same.