The importance of road safety in the developmental agenda of a country cannot be overemphasized. It is essential for effective socioeconomic development. However, several countries in the developing world are confronted by several challenges relating to road safety, which are inadequately investigated. These challenges further aggravate the already heavily burdened health-care systems. The aim of this study is, therefore, to determine and analyse road safety issues in Ghana aimed at contributing to national policy development, stakeholder engagements, and public safety education campaigns on road traffic collision. A qualitative study by one-on-one interviews with individuals (n = 97) in road safety leadership positions was performed from November 2018 to February 2019. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Data analysis was conducted using a constant comparative methodology approach facilitated by Atlas.ti 8.0 software. Important road safety challenges that were identified by the respondents were categorized into six thematic areas, namely, institutional, executional, managerial and operational, attitudinal and behavioural, research, and financial and investment challenges. We recommend that the government and stakeholders alike should tackle these challenges by building a collaborative environment where everyone is involved in the process of developing and implementing strategies aimed at overcoming these challenges as they arise. There is also the need to address the epidemic carnage of road traffic injuries, many of which are preventable since they arise from human actions and inactions.

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撒哈拉以南非洲的道路安全挑战：加纳案例

不能过分强调道路安全在一个国家发展议程中的重要性。这对有效的社会经济发展至关重要。但是，发展中世界的一些国家面临与道路安全有关的若干挑战，对此未进行充分调查。这些挑战进一步加剧了本已沉重的卫生保健系统。因此，本研究的目的是确定和分析加纳的道路安全问题，以促进国家政策制定，利益相关方参与以及有关道路交通碰撞的公共安全教育运动。通过与个人进行一对一访谈进行的定性研究（n = 97）在2018年11月至2019年2月期间担任道路安全领导职务。采访进行了录音和转录。使用由Atlas.ti 8.0软件促进的恒定比较方法学方法进行数据分析。受访者确定的重要道路安全挑战分为六个主题领域，即机构，执行，管理和运营，态度和行为，研究以及财务和投资挑战。我们建议政府和利益相关者都应通过建立一个协作环境来应对这些挑战，使每个人都参与制定和实施旨在克服这些挑战的战略。