DOH-10 holds online road safety month celebration
Philippine Information Agency
30 May 2021, 22:38 GMT+10
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, May 30 (PIA) To raise awareness and improve road safety, the Department of Health (DOH)-10 conducted the online road safety month celebration with various government agencies and private sectors via webinar with the theme, Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 Managing Speed.
DOH-10 put active transport in the spotlight in celebration of the road and safety month, and pushed for a safer road system for bikers, cyclists, pedestrians and commuters.
The sustainable development goals set an ambitious target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by 50 percent. The Philippine National Objectives for Health 2017-2022 targets the reduction of road traffic deaths to 7.9 per 100,000 population and the PRSAP 2017-2022 interim target is to reduce road death rate by at least 20 percent by 2022.