File Download

There are no files associated with this item.

  Links for fulltext
     (May Require Subscription)
Supplementary

Article: Rates of public investment for road safety in developing countries: Case studies of Uganda and Pakistan

TitleRates of public investment for road safety in developing countries: Case studies of Uganda and Pakistan
Authors
KeywordsCost effectiveness
Injuries
Prevention
Safety
Traffic
Issue Date2003
Citation
Health Policy and Planning, 2003, v. 18, n. 2, p. 232-235 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: This paper assesses the magnitude of public investment in road safety in Uganda and Pakistan. Methods: The study reviewed government budgetary records on expenditure for road safety for each country, as well as World Bank estimates of bilateral and NGO assistance directed to road safety. The authors interviewed key informants in each government who would know about public or NGO activity on road safety. Results: Budgetary expenditure on road safety at all levels of government in Uganda and Pakistan is $0.09 and $0.07 per capita respectively. Discussion: The scale of public activity in road safety in Uganda and Pakistan is extremely limited. If there are diminishing returns to scale for road safety investments, this would suggest that the potential effectiveness of properly chosen safety measures could never be higher. Conclusion: Large reductions in morbidity and mortality are likely if investment in road safety is expanded.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/326668
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 2.9
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.302
ISI Accession Number ID

 

DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorBishai, David-
dc.contributor.authorHyder, Adnan A.-
dc.contributor.authorGhaffar, Abdul-
dc.contributor.authorMorrow, Richard H.-
dc.contributor.authorKobusingye, Olive-
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-31T05:25:39Z-
dc.date.available2023-03-31T05:25:39Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.citationHealth Policy and Planning, 2003, v. 18, n. 2, p. 232-235-
dc.identifier.issn0268-1080-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/326668-
dc.description.abstractObjective: This paper assesses the magnitude of public investment in road safety in Uganda and Pakistan. Methods: The study reviewed government budgetary records on expenditure for road safety for each country, as well as World Bank estimates of bilateral and NGO assistance directed to road safety. The authors interviewed key informants in each government who would know about public or NGO activity on road safety. Results: Budgetary expenditure on road safety at all levels of government in Uganda and Pakistan is $0.09 and $0.07 per capita respectively. Discussion: The scale of public activity in road safety in Uganda and Pakistan is extremely limited. If there are diminishing returns to scale for road safety investments, this would suggest that the potential effectiveness of properly chosen safety measures could never be higher. Conclusion: Large reductions in morbidity and mortality are likely if investment in road safety is expanded.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Policy and Planning-
dc.subjectCost effectiveness-
dc.subjectInjuries-
dc.subjectPrevention-
dc.subjectSafety-
dc.subjectTraffic-
dc.titleRates of public investment for road safety in developing countries: Case studies of Uganda and Pakistan-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/heapol/czg028-
dc.identifier.pmid12740328-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0038202941-
dc.identifier.volume18-
dc.identifier.issue2-
dc.identifier.spage232-
dc.identifier.epage235-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000182956600013-

Export via OAI-PMH Interface in XML Formats


OR


Export to Other Non-XML Formats