Seminar “Protecting Road Users Effectively”

Seminar “Protecting Road Users Effectively”         Date     : Saturday, 14th January 2006         Venue   : Dewan Sekapur Sireh, Bangunan Trauma & Kecemasan          University of Malaya Medical Centre, 59100 Kuala Lumpur        Hosts    - University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)                    - Department of Road Safety, Ministry of Transport     MVFRA Chairman, Vol. Capt. K. Balasupramaniam presented two topics in the seminar:- 1. Bicycle Safety in Malaysia – Vol. Capt. K. Balasupramaniam 2. Motorcycle Safety in Malaysia – Vol. Capt. K Balasupramaniam   Introduction Road Traffic Injuries (RTI) are a major problem in Malaysia. The WHO estimates that RTI will be the third leading cause of global burden of disease by the year 2020. It is therefore timely that all sectors address the issue of prevention and management of RTI. Programme   Opening by Director, UMMC, Prof Dato’ Dr Mohd Amin Jalaludin   Road Safety in Malaysia: Key Issues and Challenges 2006 – 2010,  Encik Suret Singh, Director General, Department of Road Safety   Global Burden and Tenets of Prevention of Road Traffic Injuries  – Professor Dr R Krishnan, UMMC   Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Malaysia – Dr Muhammad Fadhli bin Modh Yusoff, Injury Prevention Unit, Ministry of Health   Pedestrian Safety – Dr HSS Amar Singh, Head,  Department  of Pediatrics, Ipoh Hospital   Seat Belt Use  - Dr S Kulanthayan , Universiti Putra Malaysia   Child Safety in Vehicles – Dr Mary Marret, UMMC   Bicycle Safety in Malaysia – Vol. Capt. K Balasupramaniam, Chairman, MVFRA   Motorcycle Safety in Malaysia – Vol. Capt. K. Balasupramaniam   Planning For Pre Hospital Care – Dato Dr Abu Hassan Asaari Abdullah, Head of  Emergency Unit Hospital Kuala Lumpur   Experience with motorcycle helmets for children in Vietnam – Mr Stefan Phang, SAFE Fleet, Johnson and Johnson, Singapore   Research Priorities for Prevention of Road Traffic Injuries – Prof K G Rampal, UKM   Development of Vehicle Safety Standards in Malaysia- Assoc. Prof Wong Shaw Voon, UPM   Should children be passengers on motorcycles? --Mini debate– Prof Dr R Krishnan and Prof Zulkifli Ismail, UKM Moderator – Dr. HSS Amar Singh   Panel Discussion – “Road Safety: Where do we go from here? Chairperson Prof Dr R Krishnan Prof Dr.Radin Umar Radin Sohadi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UPM Encik Suret Singh, Director General, Department of Road Safety Dato’ Dr Abu Hassan Asaari Abdullah, Ministry of Health Dr HSS Amar Singh, Ministry of Health