Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia recorded a lower of 35 % within the fee of street accident deaths throughout the previous 5 years. The variety of street accident deaths decreased from 9311 in 2016 to six,651 in 2021, in line with an announcement of the World Well being Group (WHO).
The Saudi achievement contributes primarily to attaining the worldwide objective of lowering deaths ensuing from street accidents by 50 % by the top of the UN Second Decade of Motion for Street Security in 2030. The Second Decade of Motion for Street Security 2021-2030 was proclaimed in an earlier UN decision to enhance World Street Security with a goal to cut back street deaths and critical accidents by 50 % by the top of 2030.
This comes throughout the framework of the targets of Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030, and in implementation of the directives of the sensible management, and its continued assist for the efforts of the involved authorities within the system of the Ministerial Committee for Visitors Security.
Saudi Arabia has developed a strategy to watch the maturity of strategic efficiency indicators by setting annual targets to attain the permitted annual strategic indicator goal for lowering deaths per 100,000 folks.
The involved authorities within the system of the Ministerial Committee for Visitors Security and the site visitors security committees within the emirates of assorted provinces are working to attain a tangible discount in critical site visitors accidents. That is by implementing engineering upgrading on foremost and freeway roads and offering them with security necessities, and strengthening site visitors management on all roads with fashionable applied sciences and systematic campaigns to cope with site visitors violations. That is along with activating air ambulance providers in 5 areas, figuring out areas that want extra reinforcement, elevating well being capabilities to cope with site visitors accident victims, and establishing medical facilities specialised in coping with such accidents.