| The African Road Safety Conference was held on February 5-7, 2007in Accra, Ghana. It was co-organised by the UN Economic Commissionfor Africa and the World Health Organization, with support from anumber of agencies, notably the Swedish International DevelopmentAgency (SIDA), the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society, theSub-Saharan African Transport Policy Program (SSATP), the World Bank,the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID),and the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP). More than 250 delegatesattended the conference. | 
Mike Winnett, GRSPÂ Â |
The objectives of the conference were as follows: - To review progress made by African countries in improving roadsafety;
- To plan for the implementation of the recommendations of theWorld report on road traffic injury prevention and the African RoadSafety Initiative;
- To continue preparations for the First UN Global Road Safety week;
- To advance the development of national action plans for road safetyfor countries in the region; and
- To identify ways of mobilizing resources to rapidly improve roadsafety.
The overall theme was road safety and the millennium development goals; reducing road traffic fatalities by half by 2015. The conference adopted the following documents (all in PDF format): Some presentations from the three days of sessions are available below:
DAY ONE: Monday 5th February, 2007
The Social and Economic Implications on Road Traffic Crashes in Africa 
Global Road Safety Map (2002)Â Â
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Preventing Road Traffic Injuries Worldwide: What Works
by Etienne Krug
Road Safety Development in Africa
by M. E. Dhliwayo
Make Roads Safe: Raising Awareness and Resources for Road Safety in Africa
by Mr. David Ward
Road Traffic Injury Data Systems in Ghana: the key to safety improvement and control
by Francis Afukaar
Gérer la sécurité routière dans les pays africains : quelle organisation ?
by Amakoé P. Adoléhoumé (SITRASS) and Emmanuel G. Yoro (UEMOA)
Road Safety in Ethiopia
by Mr.Asrat
Les accidents de la circulation et les traumatismes -- la gestion de données: expérience du Bénin
by Nestor Vitodegni
DAY TWO: Tuesday 6th February 2007
Prevention | IFRTD Rural Road Safety Study (PDF) | |
The Role of Speed Control in Prevention of Road Traffic Crashes: Experience From Kenya
by Zachary Abiero-Gariy
L'expérience du Burkina Faso dans la prévention des traumatismes dus aux accidents par la promotion du port de casque ("The Role of Motorcycle Helmets in Burkina Faso")
by A. Cisse Nassourou
Motor Vehicle Accident Fund of Namibia
by Jeremiah Lukas Muadinohamba and Rosalia Martins-Hausiku
Presentation of First United Nations Global Road Safety Week
by Mr.Kobusingye
DAY THREE: Wednesday 7th February 2007
Policy and UN Road Safety Week 
Road Safety Management Framework in Ghana (see presentation)
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National Road Safety Policies and Plans of Action: The Kenyan Experience
by Eric A. Magolo and Winnie V. Mitullah
Policy and Interventions on Road Safety: Zimbabwean Case Study
by Mr.Dawarima
National Policies and Plans of Action: a case study of Ghana
by Noble John Appiah
Road Safety and Poverty
by Amegashie Fcilt
Vienna Conventions on Road Traffic and on Road Signs and Signals: Benefits and Responsibilities of African Countries
by Christopher Smith
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