You may have noticed that I have not posted for a while, the reason is here.
Some of the world's poorest countries are to receive a cash injection of £1.5m from the UK government to help improve road safety.
Road accidents are now a bigger cause of death than malaria in developing countries, with one person dying on the roads every 30 seconds.
The funding will pay for pedestrian crossings and better road markings.
It was announced at the first ministerial global road safety summit, which was held in Moscow.
Minister for Development Gareth Thomas said the road safety statistics in developing countries were "shocking".
"I want to see this funding make a real impact on reducing casualty numbers where it's needed most. It will help with implementing basic safety measures," he said.
"Statistics show that the UK has some of the safest roads in the world. We must use our expertise to help developing countries meet the safety standards that we take for granted."
Use our expertise yes, but not our money.
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Some of the world's poorest countries are to receive a cash injection of £1.5m from the UK government to help improve road safety.
Road accidents are now a bigger cause of death than malaria in developing countries, with one person dying on the roads every 30 seconds.
The funding will pay for pedestrian crossings and better road markings.
It was announced at the first ministerial global road safety summit, which was held in Moscow.
Minister for Development Gareth Thomas said the road safety statistics in developing countries were "shocking".
"I want to see this funding make a real impact on reducing casualty numbers where it's needed most. It will help with implementing basic safety measures," he said.
"Statistics show that the UK has some of the safest roads in the world. We must use our expertise to help developing countries meet the safety standards that we take for granted."
Use our expertise yes, but not our money.
Angus
Angus Dei on all and sundry
AnglishLit
Angus Dei-NHS-THE OTHER SIDE
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