Papis Demba Cisse
Senegal’s football stars have given their support to UN Decade of Action by wearing the yellow road safety Tag in an African Cup of Nations photo-shoot.
The Senegal national team wanted to raise awareness for road safety during the tournament and encourage support for the UN Decade. Senegalese stars such as strikers Demba Ba and Papiss Cissé, wore the Tag during the team’s African Cup training camp.
Senegalese NGO Laser International has been working with the national team on the endorsement. Laser International has been involved in running a Global Helmets Vaccine Initiative project for the Decade of Action.
Africa is facing a growing road injury crisis. By 2015 road crashes will be the number one killer of children aged 5-14 in Africa, outstripping Malaria and HIV/AIDS. The continent also has the highest road death rate per population in the world.
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