Road Traffic Injuries Globally Claim 5 Million lives Every Year

The Union Health Secretary Shri K. Chandramouli today inaugurated a two-day Workshop with stakeholders for developing a Decade Action Plan on Road Safety 2011-2020, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The Secretary said that fatal road accidents as also non-fatal but debilitating injuries, caused due to road accidents, lead to no less morbidity, hampering economic development. Secretary said it is only logical thus to avoid loss of life as per a strategic action plan.