Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR) University in collaboration with Sahatya Trust, Jaipur organised a three-day Training programme 'Training of Trainers' (TOT) on community sensitisation on road safety, from February 23 to February 25, 2015. IIHMR University is one of the globally recognised and leading healthcare research organizations’ of the country.

Prof. P.R Sodani, dean training, IIHMR University, Jaipur says, “Worldwide, an estimated 1.2 million people are killed in road crashes each year and as many as 50 million are injured. Out of which 48 per cent are car occupants. Projections indicate that these figures will increase by about 65 per cent over the next 20 years. According to World Health Organization report on Road Traffic Injury and Prevention, road traffic injuries are a major but neglected public health challenge that requires concerted efforts for effective and sustainable prevention. Of all the systems with which people have to deal every day, road traffic systems are the most complex and the most dangerous.”

Prof. Sodani further adds, “Road accident occurs due poor road management, vehicle problem, road users, environmental factors, and natural calamities. Loss of human life is the most unrepairable and un-bearable not only to the family but to the society also. With this background, The IIHMR University, Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipurand Sahayta Trust, Jaipur has taken an initiative to build the capacity of individuals and organisations at various levels in the community, who are concerned to save the life of people in road accidents.”

The programme objective is to train the people to act as a good trainer on road safety issues and provide immediate support at the accident location by providing first-aid and pre-hospital care, which plays a vital role in saving the life. The training would cover important issues such as road safety measures, traffic regulations, road engineering, head injuries, heart attact, post traumatic stress disporer, disaster management, motor vehicle act, administrative skills required to save life due to road accidents.