1. ir. Pranab Dahal (Task Force Member)
NATIONAL POLICY
FOR
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF
VIOLENCE, INJURIES AND
DISABILITIES

2. Quick Facts
By 2020, road traffic accidents will be the fifth
leading cause of deaths with 3.6% of all deaths, self
inflicted injuries will be in the 12th position with 1.5% and
violence will take the 16th rank with 1.2% of total deaths
worldwide.
Injury and violence kills more than five million people
per year equivalent to 9 % of the global mortality.
Up to 1.2 million people die every year as a result of
road traffic crashes, and up to 50 million more are
injured or disabled
Source WHO

3. Nepalese Context
 Road traffic injuries, fall from
height, burns, poisoning, drowning, and
intentional injuries are the common types of
injuries in Nepal.
 Lack of database and record keeping system-
(NHRC recorded 37,973 cases of injuries in the
year July 2008 till June 2009)
 RTA records are available

4. Existing Policies and Legal
Tools
Interim Constitution of
Nepal, 2007 (2063)
Tenth Plan
2000/01
Three Years Interim Plan
(2007/08 - 2009/10)
Labor Act 1992
Town Development Act, 1988
National Health Policy
1991
National Transport
Policy, 2001
Health Sector Reform
(2003)
Periodic Health Plans
Natural Calamity Relief
Act (1982)
Disabled Persons (Protection and
Welfare) Act (1982) Motor Vehicle and
Transport Management
Act, 1993
Road Safety Action Plan
2013-2020
Domestic Violence
(Offence and Punishment)
Act, (2009)
National Action Plan
Gender and Violence
2012
Policy on Quality Health
Services , 2007

5. Why one more Policy?
 Mutual Efforts and shared responsibility
 Horizontal and vertical integration
 Ownership
 Umbrella Policy

6. Task Force Members
 Dr. Babu Ram Marisini
 Dr. Ashok Bajracharya
 Er. Chandra Kumar Subedi
 Er. Barun Kumar Jha
 Mr. Padam Raj Bhatta
 Mr. Anand Joshy
 Dr. Shailesh
Upadhyay
 Mr. Jagat Man
Shrestha
 ir. Pranab Dahal
 Dr. Sunil Kumar
Joshi

7. Policy Making Process
 Situational Analysis (Desk Review)
 Consultative Meetings
 Participatory and evidence based process
 Multi-sectoral approach

8. Values and Underlying Principles
 Injury prevention and violence focus and attitude
 Holistic focus on people and their environments
 Shared responsibility
 Strong stakeholder coordination and collaboration
 Competency and organizational capacity
 Quality programs and services
 Evidence-based practices

9. Nature of Injuries Addressed
 RTA
 Intentional and unintentional Injuries
 Domestic Violence
 Occupational Injuries
 Agriculture and Food related Injury
 Community Violence

10. Policy Goals
 Development and enforcement of healthy policies
and legislations on injury and violence prevention
and control
 Increase the awareness and commitment of
government and non government organizations
and other stakeholders towards injury and
violence prevention
 Strengthening of capacity building for the
effective injury and violence prevention programs

11. Policy Goals contd…..
 Establishment of injury and violence recording
and reporting system from the relevant sectoral
ministries for the availability of comprehensive
injury and violence surveillance system
 Inter-sectoral research and regular evaluation
and monitoring on injury and violence
causes, programs and practices
 Effective emergency response for acute care and
rehabilitation services to those that are affected
by injury and violence
 Strengthen partnerships among injury and
violence control stakeholders in Nepal

12. Linking Policy to Road Safety
 Pillar 1: Road Safety Management
 Pillar 2: Safer Roads and Mobility
 Pillar 3: Safer Vehicles
 Pillar 4: Safer Road Users
 Pillar 5: Post Crash Response
Institutional set up
Legislation or policy framework
Education and awareness
Injury surveillance system
System set up and documentation
Effective Emergency Response for Acute Care
and Rehabilitation Services for the Injury
Survivors

13. Future Needs
 Awareness at all level
 Advocacy
 Political commitment and leadership are required
for successful policy development and
endorsement
 Involvement of stakeholders is critical to fostering
ownership
 Effective implementation through inbuilt
monitoring and evaluation processes

14. THANK YOU