2018 Members of Parliament from Eastern Mediterranean countries meet in Amman, Jordan to form a regional chapter and discuss a proposed regional framework to accelerate road safety

Published on September 25, 2018

On 25 September 2018, Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, and members of parliament from countries of the region launched the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Forum for Road Safety Legislators as a chapter of the Global Network of Road Safety Legislators. This landmark development was organized by WHO in Amman, Jordan.. Members of parliament were part of a consultative meeting on a proposed regional framework to accelerate action to meet the Sustainable Development Goal targets.

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