CENTRE
FOR SOCIAL POLICY STUDIES (CSPS),
UNIVERSITY
OF GHANA, LEGON
IN COLLABORATION WITH ACTIONAID AND UNICEF
Presents
ONE-DAY PARLIAMENTARIAN SEMINAR ON ROADWAY SAFETY
at
MIKLIN HOTEL, on FEBRUARY 10, 2003.
PROGRAMME
TIME |
ACTIVITY |
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8.30 9.00 a.m. |
Arrival of guests and registration |
|
9.00 a.m. 9.20 a.m. |
Welcome to the seminar Prof. Nana Apt, Director, CSPS |
|
Chairpersons introductory remarks Mr. Kofi Nyantakyi,
General Manager, TV3 Network Ltd. |
|
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Remarks, Mrs. Frema Osei-Opare, Country Director Actionaid, Ghana. |
|
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Opening comments Prof. K Asenso-Okyere,
Vice chancellor, University of Ghana,
Legon |
|
|
9.20-9.35 a.m. |
Video road traffic accidents GTV |
|
9.3510.00 a.m. |
Regional trends and statistics of
road traffic accidents Supt. Victor
Tandoh, Commanding Officer, MTTU, Accra. |
|
10.00-11.15 a.m. |
COFFEE/TEA/COCOA
BREAK
|
|
11.20-12.00 a.m. |
Roadway
casualties in Ghana: Challenge to public health and national development.
Prof. Richard
Douglass, MPH, Ph.D. Eastern Michigan University, USA.
|
|
12.0512.25 am. |
Investigating
road traffic accidents. Dr. Lawrence
Edusei,
Dept. of Pathology, Korle-bu Teaching Hospital,
Accra.
|
|
12.30-1.00 p.m. |
Curbing
the incidence of road traffic accidents: what needs to be done? Mr. Justice
Amegashie, Ministry of Roads and Transport, Accra. |
|
1.00
-2.00 p.m. |
LUNCH
|
|
2.003.00 p.m. |
Questions and comments |
|
3.00-4.00 p.m. |
Group
discussions Road Safety:
Framework for policy |
|
4.00-4.45 p.m. |
Presentation of group reports |
|
4.45-5.00 p.m. |
Closing remarks |
|
5.00 p.m. |
TEA/COFFEE AND
DEPARTURE
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