Zambia losing about US$910m annually to road crashes – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Zambia loses about US$910 million annually to road crashes, equivalent to 4.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
According to its Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023, if current trends persist, Zambia will face 115,000 preventable d£aths and more than 486,000 people will be permanently disabled over the next 30 years.
The report details the scale of global road traffic d£aths, and progress in advancing laws, strategies and actions to reduce them around the world.
The report suggests that by investing now in road safety, Zambia can avert more than 50,000 deaths, prevent more than 130,000 permanent disabilities, and avoid US$12.8 billion loss in economic costs over 30 years.
Credit: Zambia Daily Mail