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Cropper, Maureen L. - 2003

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China : Road Traffic Safety, the Achievements, the Challenges, and the Way Ahead

World Bank - 2012

Road traffic injuries are a major but neglected global public health problem. Worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic accidents each year is estimated at almost 1.2 million, while the number injured could be as high as 50 million. Without increased efforts and new initiatives, the...

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Injection Safety

World Bank - 2012

Injections are one of the most common health care procedures, with some 16 billion injections administered world-wide each year. Most injections (90 to 95 percent) are given for therapeutic purposes, and only 5 to 10 percent are given for immunization. Injections are often unnecessary and are...

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Benchmarking Analysis of the Electricity Distribution Sector in the Latin American and Caribbean Region

World Bank - 2013

Benchmarking the electricity distribution segment in the Latin American and Caribbean Region (LCR) is a means of … in the knowledge gaps that exist regarding the status of electricity distribution by benchmarking utility performance at … during the last decade, this benchmarking report provides country and utility level direction and a framework of comparison …

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Detecting Urban Clues for Road Safety : Leveraging Big Data and Machine Learning in World Bank Transport Projects

World Bank - 2021

Transportation services and infrastructure connect people, businesses, and places. They allow citizens to access opportunities, such as jobs, education, health services, recreation, and enable the movement and distribution of goods. As a result, transport services and infrastructure are key to...

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The value of mortality risk reductions in Delhi, India

Bhattacharya, Soma - 2006

"The authors interviewed commuters in Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic accidents in each of three scenarios that mirror the circumstances under which the majority of the road fatalities in Delhi occur. The WTP...

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Why have traffic fatalities declined in industrialized countries? : implications for pedestrians and vehicle occupants

Kopits, Elizabeth - 2005

"This paper examines whether the relationship between traffic fatalities and per capita income is the same for different classes of road users and investigates the factors underlying the decline in fatalities per vehicle kilometer traveled (VKT) observed in high-income countries over recent...

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