As the world marks the World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims, the World Health Organization and the United Nations have called on countries to prioritise and commit to reducing road deaths by 2030.

This was stated in different statements by the Director, Department of Health determinants, promotion and prevention, Dr Etienne Krug, and the United Nations Secretary-General Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jean Todt.

According to Krug, there is a need for the government to make road safety a political priority and ensure sustained funding and advance action to achieve the goal of halving road deaths by 2030.

He stated that everyone has a role to play in prioritizing safety and calling for urgent action.

The Director, who applauded the advocacies by families and survivors of road traffic crashes across the world, said that this has led to changed hearts, minds, and decisions, declaring that victims and their loved ones deserve nothing less than the best.

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