Mexico Road Traffic Injury Prevention Project
Dr Meleckidzedeck Khayesi World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland 29 November 2007
Part of a major road safety project at WHO
• US$ 9 million project
• Two years, 1 August 2007-31 July 2009
• Two components
• Global road safety status report • Country road safety intervention projects
Country intervention projects
• 2 countries
• Vietnam and Mexico
• Funding
• US$ 860,000 for each country over a 2 year time period
• Why were these countries selected?
• high RTI fatality rate; good capacity; strong political will and government support; existing institutions that can sustain programmes beyond the project period.
• What risk factors were advanced in the initial project concept?
• helmets, seat-belts, drink-driving, conspicuity
What methodology is envisaged for Mexico? Participatory approach
• • • • National ownership Synergy with existing initiatives and projects Partnership Sustainability
Quantitative and qualitative techniques
• Situational assessment • Design and implementation of interventions • Monitoring and evaluation
Project management
• Coordinator: MoH (with an advisory group) • A national working group • State or provincial working group
Outputs expected from Mexico project
• A sustainable programme established
• Improvement in situation of selected key risk factors
• Sharing experiences and lessons learnt within the American region
How is the project coming along in Mexico? • Administrative and financial issues (August and September 2007) • Inception consultation: 9-13 October 2007
– High-level information sharing, review of administrative issues, preliminary stakeholder mapping and draft agenda for project partner meeting
• Meeting of project partner group: 29-30 November 2007
– to specify interventions and elaborate a workplan