Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS)

1. Road Crash and Victim Information System (RCVIS) Cambodia Mr Sem Panhavuth Road Crash and victim information System Project Manager Handicap International Belgium 1

2. Content • Background • Objective • Why should we do RCVIS? • Purpose of using RCVIS data • Team structure and responsibility • Role and responsibility of partners • Success of project • Next step 2

3. 1. Background Three different ministries are involved in Road crash data collection in Cambodia: • The Ministry of Public Works and Transport; • The Ministry of Interior; • The Ministry of Health. Although the databases developed by these ministries have been providing relevant indications on the road safety situation of the country, a need for improvement wasobserved: 3

4. No case definition • No injury classification definition • Minimal information • Information on modifiable risk factors like maneuvering, helmets and seat belts, etc., not available • Data analysis is limited due to lack of skills. • Data not comparable each other • No data integration between police and health • Data not effectively used for developing and designing road safety interventions. • No standard data collection form • Under report 1. Background 4

5. To identify the problem • Tracking change over time • Identify risk factor/casual factor • Identify vulnerable road user • Strengthen the law enforcement • Strengthen trauma care practices • Implement evidence based interventions • Monitor and evaluate impact of interventions and changes over time 2. Why should we do RCVIS? 5

6. To provide government and development stakeholders in Cambodia with accurate, continuous and comprehensive information on Road crashes and victimsfor the purposes of increased understanding of the current road safety situation, planning appropriate responses and policy, and evaluating impact of current and future initiatives 3. Objective of RCVIS 6

7. Descript the situation of road crash over period of time • Resource allocation • Prioritization • Provide recommendation • Develop intervention strategy, action plan • Evaluation the intervention 4. Purpose of using RCVIS 7

8. 5. Team structure and responsibility 8

9. Responsibility of RCVIS Project Manager: • Main focal person for the development of RCVIS • Develop and disseminated the report • Develop RCVIS and ISS database system • Maintain relationship with involved partners • Organized and provide training to hospital and traffic police staff on the use of data collection form and GPS using for traffic police and other necessary training. • Organized training for RCVIS and ISS database to the team and ministry staff. • Develop and update RCVIS and ISS guideline and SOP • Recommend major changes in the project which may help to improve it. 5. Team structure and responsibility 9

10. Responsibility of RCVIS Project Officer: • Follow up the progress of ISS with MoH and Other partners • Develop and disseminated the report • Data check and double entries • Producing Ad-hoc reports • Organized and provide training to hospital staff on the use of data collection form and other training. • Organized training for RCVIS and ISS database to the team and ministry staff. • Develop and update RCVIS and ISS guideline • Develop and update Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) 5. Team structure and responsibility 10

11. Responsibility of RCVIS Data Encoder: • Collect data form from of hospital and traffic police at ministries • Entering the data into to the database • Checking and correcting the data • Contact hospital or traffic police officer to get additional information if form lack of information • Design and regularly update RS website • Organize training to NRSC staff on website using • Assist project manager in organizing the training at provincial level • Assist project manager to identify the blackspot on digital map 5. Team structure and responsibility 11

12. Ministry of Interior: • Collaborate in the design of the data collection form • Organize training at provincial level • Printing data collection form as district level needs • Collect and follow up data from provincial level • Enter data, data check, data analysis and report production. • Provide data to national road safety committee • Provide feedback to provincial level • Provide the report to high level in the ministries • Participate in valuation activity 6. Role and responsibility of partners 12

13. Ministry of Health: • Collaborate in the design of ISS form • Organize training at provincial level • Printing data collection form for hospital needs • Collect and follow up data from provincial level • Enter data, data check, data analysis and report production. • Provide only road crash data to NRSC • Provide feedback to provincial level • Provide the report to high level in the ministries and hospital. • Participate in valuation activity 6. Role and responsibility of partners 13

14. Road crash data collection form for Police and Health were approve as National data collection form. • System coverage: By the end of 2006, RCVIS covered 24 Cambodian provinces with traffic police and health facilities data. • Monthly and annual report:4 annual report were published and monthly report 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 were published every month and disseminated to stakeholders. • Road Safety Website (www.roadsafetycambodia.info): was developed by HIB which is one of the important tools to disseminate the RTAVIS reports and other road safety related information. • Two memorandum of understanding: were signed with the General Secretariat of National Police (GSNP), Ministry of Interior. • RCVIS has been used to: give recommendation, increased political will, develop action plans and proposal, evaluate road safety action, extended into ISS etc…. • The system has been handover to MoH and MoI and NRSC 7. Success of Project 14

15. 8. Next Step • Handover of system to government: MoI, MoH and NRSC • Extend to cover all kinds of injuries: Injury Surveillance System in health structure 15

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