Police Boss Asks Makerere to Conduct Research on Impact of Air Pollution on Traffic Officers
Commissioner of Police Niwabiine Lawrence, the acting Director Traffic and Road Safety in the Uganda Police Force has asked Makerere University to help conduct an investigation on the impact of air pollution on traffic officers in Uganda. Niwabiine says on average, a traffic police officer spends a minimum of 6-8 hours...
Mak Donates 90 Lifebuoys to Uganda Police Marine Units
The Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) has donated 90 lifebuoys to the Uganda Police Force (UPF) Marine Unit, to aid the specialised unit in rescuing the drowning victims. Assistant Inspector General of Police Edward Ochom, the UPF Director in charge of Operations hailed MakSPH for the...
MakSPH Introduces Uganda Road Safety Journalists’ Award
In an effort to recognise quality journalism among journalists and media professionals in Uganda, the Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) has introduced the 2021 Uganda Road Safety Journalists Award. The award will be one of the activities crowning the National Road Safety week event that will...
Virtual Pre-conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase
Below are the keynote speakers for the virtual Pre-conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase Virtual Conference 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Sunday 27 to Wednesday 30 November 2022 Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia SAFETY 2020 MOVED TO 2022 Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Public Health Association...
Mobility and Access in Sub-Saharan African Cities, 3rd Call for Exploratory Comparative Research Projects
Mobility and Access in African Cities (MAC) Program calls for applications from researchers interested in carrying out research on issues related to mobility and access in Sub-Saharan African Cities. We also encourage you to share this call with colleagues and others with an interest in carrying...
Trauma, Injuries and Disability (TRIAD) Unit trains Ugandan Journalists on Road Safety
Globally, approximately 1.35 million people die each year on the world’s roads, and between approximately 50 million sustain serious injuries. Of these, pedestrians continue to suffer the biggest burden of road traffic death according to the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety. Despite this fact, efforts...
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS ROAD SITUATION IN UGANDA
To address road traffic fatalities in Uganda, Mr. Jimmy Osuret-a research associate at Makerere University makes the following recommendations after carrying out a study in the East African Country Reduce urban speed limit to less than 50 km/hr, preferably 30km/hr or less for urban locations...
Road Safety Journalists Award Introduced in Uganda
In the bid to promote road safety reporting in Uganda, Trauma, Injuries and Disability Unit housed under the Makerere University School of Public Health has introduced the 2021 Uganda Road Safety Journalists Award. This news was broken by our board chair- Dr. Olive Kobusingye during a...