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Table 1 Comparison of WHO recommendations with existing policies in Nepal

From: The prevention of – and first response to – injuries in Nepal: a review of policies and legislation

  1. Road Traffic Injuries: World report on road traffic injury prevention [31]; ‘Effective’ and ‘Promising’ strategies recommended in the World Report on Child Injury Prevention 2008 [32]; WHO Guidelines for poison control [52]. Save LIVES: Road Safety Technical Package 2017[55]. Burns: Plan for Burn Prevention and Care [53]; WHO Burn prevention and lessons learned [57]; Global Burn registry [58]. Drowning: WHO Preventing drowning: an implementation guide [56]. Poisoning: WHO Preventing Suicide; a resource for pesticide registrars and regulators [59]; WHO Regulations and control on lead paint; WHO/UN Environmental programme/International Labour Organisation. Guidelines on the prevention of toxic exposures [60]; Animal injuries: WHO Guidelines for the management of snake-bites in south-east Asia [54]; Prevention of dog bites and rabies [61]; FAQs on Rabies; Driving progress towards rabies eradication: second workshop on rabies management [62]