Road Traffic Accident in Nepal

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Road Traffic Accident in Nepal
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1ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NEPAL
Executive Summary
It is reported that one death occurs per 5.8 accidents and it is very high in the urban part of the
country that has occurred due to the poor condition of the roads and the high number of the
vehicles. It is important to mention that the severity of accidents alone is a major factor that
causes injuries and death. Environmental factors are the ones that have significantly affected the
road accident and health of the people as well. The population of Nepal is at its limit and it is
also called as one of the most polluted nations in the world. The vehicles that are most accessible
in Nepal are the bicycle, moped, scooter, and motorbike. The driver/rider of these vehicles is at
the increased amount of risk from the exposure to noise and polluted air. Therefore, in a larger
context the people that use open vehicles are at the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, lung
diseases, respiratory diseases, and this as whole impacts health significantly. The other areas that
need attention are the lack of a skilled driver, old vehicles, lack of safety, poor conditions of the
roads, and the different types of faults in the system. The road safety authorities can make
improvements in these areas so as to ensure road safety.

2ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN NEPAL
Context and importance of the problem
Issue in focus
The road accidents are of great concern for an individual across the different counties and
it can be considered as an alarming health issue that poses road accident as a hazard. In
comparison to all the countries, Southeast Asia nations are the ones that are the worst affected by
the higher incidents of road accidents. It can be said that the rate of road accidents, there is a total
of 20.7 deaths per 1000,000 populations. It has been found that Nepal is one of the countries in
Southeast Asia that have the highest incidence of road accidents and injuries. Nepal has a total
population of 28 million and Nepal is a developing country that has an approximate expenditure
of 4.8 percent of the GDP (Saud and Paudel 2018). It is important to mention that the financial
budgeting on the health-related services and the quality of the health services are both poor in
Nepal when it is compared with the other in South East Asia. The WHO report in 2018 has
highlighted an alarming growth in the road accidents in Nepal and it is one of the biggest
concern for itself as it has been ranked as the 6th largest cause for the mortality in the nation.
Recent data released by the Government of Nepal has highlighted that a total of 10000 to 11000
accidents occurred and it lead to the death of 2000 individuals and 9000 were fatal as well as
non-fatal injuries (World Health Organization. 2018).
The root cause of the problem
One of the leading causes of the accidents in Nepal is the geographical location of the
country and the majority of the accidents occur in the urban areas of the country. The
urbanization in Nepal at a rapid scale has led to an unprecedented increase in the number of
vehicles and the increase in population as well.