Traffic Medicine and Road Safety congress in Qatar

The 24th World ITMA Congress focussing on traffic medicine and road safety is being held in Qatar. The event will run from 16th – 18th November 2015 in Doha and will be hosted by Qatar’s National Traffic Safety Committee. The event will be held in conjunction with the World Day of Remembrance of Road Accident Victims. An exhibition and various community activities will be organised during the Congress, which is being run under the patronage of Qatar’s prime minister/minister of interior and president of the
October 7, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
The 24th World ITMA Congress focussing on traffic medicine and road safety is being held in Qatar. The event will run from 16th – 18th November 2015 in Doha and will be hosted by Qatar’s National Traffic Safety Committee. The event will be held in conjunction with the World Day of Remembrance of Road Accident Victims. An exhibition and various community activities will be organised during the Congress, which is being run under the patronage of Qatar’s prime minister/minister of interior and president of the National Traffic Safety Committee of Qatar.

With the theme Traffic Medicine and Road Safety in Fast Developing Countries, the congress will provide a multidisciplinary network and forum for scientists and practitioners involved in road safety to interact with each other and exchange ideas and information on the latest issues in the field. Contributions from different disciplines such as medicine, engineering, psychology, management and policy making will be presented. Features of the 24 World ITMA Congress will include health, transport, road safety, law enforcement, society and education. Outcomes of the congress will be distributed widely to expand knowledge and to help in the implementation of Qatar’s National Traffic Safety Strategy 2013-2022 and relevant UN commitments.

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