DHL Champions Road Safety Among Children with Helmet Sponsorship

Logistics Insight Asia - Industry News, 28/3/2008

The Vietnam Government recently introduced legislation on the mandatory use of helmets for motorized two-wheeler vehicles on roads, and this law is expected to reduce the annual road toll of over 12,000 deaths and 30,000 serious injury cases that Vietnamese hospitals have to contend with each year. However, for many Vietnamese families, quality helmets can be an expensive investment.
In the light of this, DHL has further strengthened its partnership with the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIPF) with a sponsorship of over 1,700 helmets to school children of Kim Dong Primary School in Hanoi, Vietnam. This latest commitment to AIPF’s Helmets for Kids program, which aims to encourage road safety in Vietnam, brings DHL’s total support to almost 3,000 helmets. The first round of sponsorship began in September 2007 to the school children of Nguyen Hue Primary School, located in Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.
“Through our partnership with AIPF on the Helmets for Kids program, we are delighted to play our part in advocating road safety to our future generations,” said Dan McHugh, CEO, DHL Express - Asia Pacific. “DHL possesses an extensive global transportation network, and we recognize and value the importance of road safety.” He added, “Research shows that the wearing of proper helmets reduces fatal and serious head injuries by as much as 80 percent. By providing these children with helmets, we want to further protect them from the risk of head injury in the event of road accidents. At the same time, we can also help to defray the cost of the helmet, thus alleviating the financial burden to families.”

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