BNNRC has implemented Building Media Professionalism for Road Safety through Constructive Journalism in Bangladesh. The objective was to intensify media interest in and understanding of road safety as a critical health and development issue share the burden of road crashes in Bangladesh and report challenges with the journalists focusing safe system approach, informing and educating journalists on the importance of preventing road. Selected potential Journalists for training and fellowship for in-depth Road safety journalism.

WHO 'Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023' mentioned road crashes are the leading cause of death for people aged 5-29 years worldwide. Road crashes still cause a large and increasing number of fatalities and severe injuries, particularly in developing countries. Sustained declining trends of road fatalities in developed countries have been attributed to concerted efforts effective coordination, community connection, well-researched road safety ingenuities, road safety good practices, and improved targeting of resources.

For in-depth reporting and building the capacity for reporting doing advocacy and other interventions through using ICT and AI for data collection and analysis to draw the attention of the policymakers and find out challenges and ways forward for the achievement of SDG 3:6 and 11:2 for utilizing the media all domain.

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• Bangladesh

The activities are to be implemented across the country to achieve SDG-3.6 Road traffic injuries: By 2030, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents and 11.2, Affordable and Sustainable Transport Systems.

The country particularly journalists involved in working with the identification to gear up the governance process in implementing government initiatives for promoting road safety issues. Concerned Service Providers who are positive for providing their services, will be carried out through a series of programs, which is replicable in any community to improve road crashes.

Journalists have always inspired people to share opinions to address road safety issues. Besides, it would be used as a tool for both active and passive communication and outreach worldwide. Civil society organizations can play a vibrant role in replicating the program. This approach can be replicated in other countries of the world.

Two SDG targets concerning road safety: Target 3.6 was aimed at reducing global crash-related deaths and injuries to half, while Target 11.2 was aimed at providing access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems as well as improving road safety for all. While the government has met many other SDG targets successfully, the road safety targets remain a challenge by a big border due to lapses in undertaking a professional and systematic road safety program as well as monitoring the implementation of the same. A safe system approach should, ideally, address the interaction among speed, vehicles, road infrastructure, and road user behavior leading to reductions in road crashes.
The project provided various support to the journalists for in-depth reporting on road safety issues in Bangladesh. The ability of the journalists can play a very pivotal role in making the program sustainable which has been enhanced through the intervention’s community, local, and national levels. The journalists understand how harm and falsity are ways of thinking about ‘information disorder’. The project interventions provided a prospect for the journalist to work as a champion for road safety issues in Bangladesh.

Two SDG targets concerning road safety: Target 3.6 was aimed at reducing global crash-related deaths and injuries to half, while Target 11.2 was aimed at providing access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems as well as improving road safety for all. While the government has met many other SDG targets successfully, the road safety targets remain a challenge by a big border due to lapses in undertaking a professional and systematic road safety program as well as monitoring the implementation of the same. A safe system approach should, ideally, address the interaction among speed, vehicles, road infrastructure, and road user behavior leading to reductions in road crashes. The project provided various support to the journalists for in-depth reporting on road safety issues in Bangladesh. The ability of the journalists can play a very pivotal role in making the program sustainable which has been enhanced through the intervention’s community, local, and national levels. The journalists understand how harm and falsity are ways of thinking about ‘information disorder’. The project interventions provided a prospect for the journalist to work as a champion for road safety issues in Bangladesh.