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A way to co-ordinate traffic flows in intersections that experience congestion so that delays due to congestion are minimized.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to ensure that merging of different flows occurs at points that can accommodate both flows and prevent congestions and traffic delays

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to ensure the fewest possible traffic flows interact with each other at an intersection in order to allocate adequate right of way for smooth operation of any given flow.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to co-ordinate traffic such that no flow has to go into a lane of omcoming traffic in order to reach its intended destination.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to prevent farm animals from wandering on the roads so as to eliminate any congestion and confusions caused by them

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way for slow vehicles to move through a roundabout without inhibiting general flow

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to reduce the effects of high pedestrian traffic on vehicle traffic flow at crowded locations such as train station entry and exit points.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to make it quick and easy for driver offences to be recorded and retrieved so that punishment severity can be determined using the number of repeat offences

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to ensure vehicles going uphill on sloped intersections do not have to stop because it is hard for them to get their momentum back (esp. if they are heavy)

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

Method to get turning vehicles out of straight vehicle’s path

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way putting up /taking down street postings (advertisements, campaigns) does not inhibit traffic flow.

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

A way to ensure crosswalks are at their most convenient locations depending on pedestrian crossing patterns at the intersection

  • Year 2015
  • Location Ethiopia
  • Theme Traffic Safety

This summer in Kenya I learned so much about myself as well as other cultures, and I gained experiences that will last with me forever. Getting to do things I had never experienced before has opened my eyes and my heart in many ways, and I will continue to grow from these experiences.

Elise Caruso, 2016 GHDI Intern in Kenya

What to Know About The Global Health Design Initiative

Program History

Program History

GHDI has been working with stakeholders for more than eight years to identify and address global health design challenges. Learn more about our history and core values.

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Project Outcomes

Project Outcomes

Since inception, we have worked on projects in maternal health, family planning, minimally invasive surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and more. Explore our past and current projects.

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Get Involved

Get Involved

There are many ways to get involved in global health work with GHDI. From taking on a need statement, to participating in an opportunity, or becoming a partner.

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