Road Traffic Accidents in Ghana: A Public Health Concern, and a Call for Action in Ghana, (and the Sub-Region)
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51371#.VGVbPWfHRK1 Author(s) Albert Coleman Affiliation(s) Centre for Bioethics, Medical Law and Patient Advocacy, Sekondi, Ghana . ABSTRACT This paper highlights the increasing problem of road traffic accident (RTA) related morbidity and mortality in Ghana, and the public health measures needed to control the problem. Descriptive data in the public domain from statutory bodies and media houses reports on country RTA information, as well as academic papers on the problem, were used as source of information about the problem. The observed trend in Ghana indicates that RTA related fatalities and injuries continue to be increasing,...