“Road traffic injuries are preventable and a 5% cut in average speed can result in a 30% reduction in the number of fatal road crashes, leading to many lives saved,” said Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe. “Sectors need to act together at the country and municipal level to implement measures to ensure that speed is controlled in order to make roads safer.”
09-05-2017 The Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Region, held on 25 April 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, featured a round table dedicated to data and monitoring. It provided policy-makers, statisticians and other stakeholders with an opportunity for dialogue and mutual learning on the needs, feasibility and limitations of SDG data.
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Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab and Professor Recep Akdağ sign a host agreement to establish a new WHO Office for Humanitarian and Health Emergencies Preparedness in Istanbul, Turkey
A host agreement to establish a new WHO Office for Humanitarian and Health Emergencies Preparedness in Istanbul, Turkey, was co-signed by Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Director for Europe and Professor Recep Akdağ, Minister of Health of Turkey, on 2 May 2017 in Ankara.
