 | Healthy People Rwanda has joined other partners in a 52-week National road safety campaign that aims to promote road safety amid rather alarming rates of road mortality in the country. The campaign dubbed “GerayoAmaharo” was initiated on May 13th and activities to mark its beginning wererolled out in major Taxi Parks across the country. Many people held placards that carried various messages with a common and strong call upon everyone to do their part to make roads safe. It is also being carried out on social networks with the Hashtags #GerayoAmahoro and #ArriveSafe. |
HPR’s involvement in the campaign reaffirms its commitment to be at the frontline in the fight against road traffic accidents in Rwanda.
The deputy Commissioner General of Rwanda National Police DIGP Juvenal Marizamunda revealed that road crashes claimed up to 400 lives last year translating to at least one victimevery day. He said this comes on top of injuries and infrastructure damage.
Noteworthy as well is that 80 per cent of accidents are a result of reckless driving such as over speeding, drink driving, among other issues that explain the need for this campaign which he said is expected to substantially reduce the number of victims.
The deputy Commissioner General of Rwanda National Police DIGP Juvenal Marizamunda revealed that road crashes claimed up to 400 lives last year translating to at least one victimevery day. He said this comes on top of injuries and infrastructure damage.
Noteworthy as well is that 80 per cent of accidents are a result of reckless driving such as over speeding, drink driving, among other issues that explain the need for this campaign which he said is expected to substantially reduce the number of victims.
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State Minister for Transport Eng. Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye ( in Front)
The launch of the campaign was held in Downtown and Nyabugogo, the largest Taxi Park in the country. Officiating at the event, State Minister for Transport Eng. Jean de DieuUwihanganye said passengers have a central role to play and urged them not to put their lives at risk by asking drivers to rush. He noted that with increased awareness supported byeveryone’sparticipation, the campaign will certainly deliver desiredresults.
Daniel Ngarambe who heads the federation of motorcyclists in the countryassuredtheir support for the campaign. “It is said that contraveners of traffic rules are motorcyclists and we hope that this campaign will be of great help in addressing that”
The campaign comes at a time when Healthy People Rwandais implementing the First Aid Initiative Rwanda (FAIR), a project that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality due to road traffic accidents in Rwanda. Under the project, workshops on Road Safety and First Aid trainings are currently taking place in high schools and driving schools aroundKigali city.
Daniel Ngarambe who heads the federation of motorcyclists in the countryassuredtheir support for the campaign. “It is said that contraveners of traffic rules are motorcyclists and we hope that this campaign will be of great help in addressing that”
The campaign comes at a time when Healthy People Rwandais implementing the First Aid Initiative Rwanda (FAIR), a project that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality due to road traffic accidents in Rwanda. Under the project, workshops on Road Safety and First Aid trainings are currently taking place in high schools and driving schools aroundKigali city.
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CEO OF HPR Dr Nzeyimana Innocent
State Minister for Transport Eng. Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye
STUDENTS AT CAMP kIGALI WITH PLACARDS
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